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Philosophy at Stony Brook University

Philosophy at Stony Brook University

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Stony Brook University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 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.

SUNY Stony Brook Philosophy Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at SUNY Stony Brook 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 50% more women than average.

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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 Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SUNY Stony Brook Philosophy Master’s Program

42% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors 3,530 $80,480

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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