Philosophy at Tulane University of Louisiana

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 Tulane University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 13,927 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.

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 #12 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 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Tulane since its program graduates 7% 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

Related Majors

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
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.