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 Purchase College. 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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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 Purchase College was ranked #156 on College Factual's Best Schools for philosophy list. It is also ranked #18 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Purchase College.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Purchase College was $708 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
Fees | $1,883 | $1,883 |
Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,548 | $14,548 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,280 | $3,280 |
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The median early career salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purchase College is $18,771 per year. That is 35% lower than the national average of $28,762.
Online degrees for the Purchase College 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 Purchase College Online Learning page.
About 30.0% of the students who received their BA in philosophy in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the philosophy bachelor’s degrees at Purchase College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
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 | 10 |
*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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