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Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 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.

MIT Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

MIT Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at MIT 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 MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 8

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Mathematical Science Professors 1,700 $92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors 700 $84,290

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.

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