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.

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

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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to 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 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Emory Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Emory University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	65

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.