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Philosophy is a major offered under the philosophy and religious studies program of study at Hunter College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in philosophy, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Hunter was ranked #104 on College Factual's Best Schools for philosophy list. It is also ranked #10 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Hunter.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Hunter paid an average of $620 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
Fees | $452 | $452 |
Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,976 | $9,976 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,655 | $5,655 |
Learn more about Hunter tuition and fees.
philosophy who receive their bachelor’s degree from Hunter make an average of $29,685 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $28,762.
Online degrees for the Hunter philosophy bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Hunter Online Learning page.
About 48.1% of the students who received their BA in philosophy in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 59.3% of the philosophy bachelor’s degrees at Hunter in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Philosophy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Philosophy | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to philosophy.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Religious Studies | 13 |
*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.