Massachusetts Institute of Technology BA in Philosophy

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Philosophy is a concentration offered under the philosophy major at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in philosophy, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Philosophy from MIT Cost?

$53,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

MIT Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MIT was $860 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$53,450	$53,450
Books and Supplies	$830	$830
On Campus Room and Board	$16,000	$16,000
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,182	$2,182

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Does MIT Offer an Online BA in Philosophy?

Online degrees for the MIT 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 MIT Online Learning page.

MIT Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 9 bachelor’s degrees in philosophy awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the philosophy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 38.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy at MIT in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 32%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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*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.

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