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Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Columbia Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Columbia Philosophy Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Philosophy Master’s Program

31% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in philosophy from Columbia in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors 4,700 $105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors 3,530 $80,480
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460

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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