Northern Illinois University BA in Philosophy

12 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Philosophy is a concentration offered under the philosophy major at Northern Illinois University. 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 NIU Cost?

$14,392 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

NIU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at NIU paid an average of $348 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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	$9,466	$9,466
Fees	$4,926	$4,926
Books and Supplies	$1,300	$1,300
On Campus Room and Board	$10,880	$10,880
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,870	$2,870

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Does NIU Offer an Online BA in Philosophy?

NIU does not offer an online option for its philosophy bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.

NIU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

12 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

8.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 12 students received their bachelor’s degree in philosophy. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 33.3% of the students who received their BA in philosophy in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 38.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.3% of the philosophy bachelor’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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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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