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Philosophy at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UPenn Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UPenn Philosophy Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Philosophy Master’s Program

40% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 philosophy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UPenn, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

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In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

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

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Mathematical Science Professors 2,460 $88,390
Philosophy and Religion Professors 1,040 $84,800
Mathematicians 50 $76,250

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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