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Philosophy at New York University

Philosophy at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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

NYU Philosophy Degrees Available

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

NYU Philosophy Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Philosophy Master’s Program

36% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 New York University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors 3,530 $80,480

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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