Philosophy at Stanford University

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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

Stanford Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Stanford Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Stanford 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 Stanford

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

Stanford Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

42% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Stanford Philosophy Master’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Stanford, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
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 Stanford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	33

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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
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