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Philosophy at George Mason University

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Philosophy at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. 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.

GMU Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy

GMU Philosophy Rankings

Philosophy Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Philosophy Master’s Program

29% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The philosophy program at GMU awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from GMU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Mathematical Science Professors 2,030 $68,640
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors 830 $72,280
Mathematicians 440 $121,240

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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