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Philosophy at Yale University

Philosophy at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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

Yale Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Yale Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Yale 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Yale Philosophy Master’s Program

42% Women
8% 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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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Yale, 83% 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 Yale University with a master's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at Yale University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 21

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Mathematical Science Professors 520 $80,500
Philosophy and Religion Professors 470 $74,880

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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