Philosophy at Cornell University

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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

Cornell Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Cornell Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Cornell 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Cornell. This makes it the #66 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Cornell in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Cornell are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cornell Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Philosophy from Cornell in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Cornell, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 3 students 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.