Philosophy at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Brandeis.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.

Brandeis Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Brandeis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Brandeis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Brandeis. This makes it the #41 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Brandeis Philosophy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in philosophy from Brandeis. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Brandeis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.