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Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Carnegie Mellon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in philosophy.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.

Carnegie Mellon Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy
  • Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

Carnegie Mellon Philosophy Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Philosophy Master’s Program

43% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in philosophy from Carnegie Mellon. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Mathematical Science Professors 2,460 $88,390
Philosophy and Religion Professors 1,040 $84,800
Mathematicians 50 $76,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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