Philosophy at Princeton University

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Princeton University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Princeton.

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

Princeton Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Princeton Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Princeton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Princeton 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	69
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	85
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Princeton. This makes it the #41 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 Princeton

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

Princeton Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Princeton Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Philosophy from Princeton in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 3 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Mathematical Science Professors	1,690	$96,400
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$84,620
Mathematicians	270	$117,060

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.