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. Of the 1,431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 2021, 15 of them were philosophy majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

Yale Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Yale compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	305

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Yale. This makes it the #101 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 15 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Yale, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Yale Philosophy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in philosophy from Yale. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Yale, 100% 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.

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

Yale also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Philosophy & Religious Studies
• 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 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.