Philosophy at Emory University

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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 52 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Emory.

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

Emory Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Emory Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Emory 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, 3 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Emory. This makes it the #80 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Philosophy Graduates from Emory Make?

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emory is $33,513. This is 17% higher than $28,602, which is the national average for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Emory in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Emory since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	22
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Emory Philosophy Master’s Program

The philosophy program at Emory awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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

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

Emory also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$76,640
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.