Philosophy at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927.

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

Tulane Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Tulane Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Tulane 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Tulane since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Tulane Philosophy Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Tulane, 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in philosophy.

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tulane University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	55

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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Natural Sciences Managers	320	$94,850
Mathematical Science Professors	230	$76,900
Philosophy and Religion Professors	30	$56,200

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 bsulldiesel under License

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