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Philosophy at Fordham University

Philosophy at Fordham University

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Fordham University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year.

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

Fordham U Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy

Fordham U Philosophy Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Philosophy Master’s Program

42% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fordham University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethics 8
Philosophy 7

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 Fordham University.

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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