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Philosophy at Vanderbilt University

Philosophy at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 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.

Vanderbilt Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Vanderbilt 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Vanderbilt are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Vanderbilt Philosophy Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Philosophy and Religion Professors 490 $75,500

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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