Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 56 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Columbia Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Columbia Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Columbia 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
	4
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Columbia. This makes it the #10 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Columbia Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $38,546. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 35% higher than the national average of $28,602 for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Columbia in 2020-2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Columbia Philosophy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in philosophy from Columbia. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Religious Studies

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.