Philosophy at Tufts University

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Tufts University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219. In 2021, 24 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Tufts.

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

Tufts Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Tufts Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Tufts 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.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Tufts. This makes it the #41 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Tufts are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Tufts Philosophy Master’s Program

The philosophy program at Tufts awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Tufts, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Tufts also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.