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The philosophy major at Stanford 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.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Stanford University handed out 15 bachelor's degrees in philosophy. This is a decrease of 21% over the previous year when 19 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Stanford. This makes it the #23 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 10 students received their doctoral degrees in philosophy in 2021, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Stanford University.
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's in philosophy.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 4 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 1 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 philosophy majors earned their master's degree from Stanford. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Stanford are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 63% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in philosophy.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 5 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.