Philosophy at Stanford University

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. Of the 1,511 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 2021, 15 of them were philosophy majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

Stanford Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	231

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Stanford. This makes it the #27 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Stanford in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Stanford Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Philosophy from Stanford in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Stanford, 63% 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 38% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Philosophy & Religious Studies
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.