Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Philosophy at George Mason University

Philosophy at George Mason University

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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

GMU Philosophy Degrees Available

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

GMU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at GMU 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.

Philosophy Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

undefined

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at GMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

GMU Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from GMU, 100% 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 George Mason University with a master's in philosophy.

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 25

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Mathematical Science Professors 2,030 $68,640
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors 830 $72,280
Mathematicians 440 $121,240

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.