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Purdue University - Main Campus BA in Philosophy

22 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Philosophy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Philosophy is a major offered under the philosophy and religious studies program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. 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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Rankings for the Purdue BA in Philosophy

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 philosophy major at Purdue 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.

Here are some of the other rankings for Purdue.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy18
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy53
Most Popular Colleges for Philosophy72
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy90
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy100
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy129
Most Focused Colleges for Philosophy529
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy560

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Philosophy from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Purdue Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,208$28,010
Fees$784$784
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$10,030$10,030
On Campus Other Expenses$1,760$1,760

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Does Purdue Offer an Online BA in Philosophy?

Online degrees for the Purdue 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 Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

22 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
36.4% Women
40.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 22 bachelor’s degrees in philosophy handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 36.4% of the philosophy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.9% of the philosophy bachelor’s degrees at Purdue in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White9
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities4

BA in Philosophy Focus Areas at Purdue

Philosophy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Philosophy22

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to philosophy.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Religious Studies2

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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.

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