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Philosophy at Vanderbilt University

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Philosophy at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Vanderbilt University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

Vanderbilt Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Philosophy Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Philosophy Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The philosophy program at Vanderbilt awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going 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 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt 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 1
White 0
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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Mathematical Science Professors 1,090 $56,790
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Philosophy and Religion Professors 490 $75,500

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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