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Philosophy at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Virginia Tech Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy

Virginia Tech Philosophy Rankings

Philosophy Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Philosophy Master’s Program

14% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in philosophy from Virginia Tech in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Virginia Tech, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Mathematical Science Professors 2,030 $68,640
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors 830 $72,280
Mathematicians 440 $121,240

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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