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Philosophy at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Philosophy at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Purdue Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Purdue Philosophy Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Philosophy Master’s Program

22% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in philosophy from Purdue. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Purdue, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus 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 0
White 7
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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors 330 $77,870

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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