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Philosophy at Northwestern University

Philosophy at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Philosophy Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Philosophy Master’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern 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 2
White 0
International Students 2
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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Philosophy and Religion Professors 960 $81,200

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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