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Philosophy at Purdue University - Main Campus

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.

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

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

Purdue Philosophy Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #12 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

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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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 1
White 1
International Students 3
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
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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