Vanderbilt University BA in Philosophy

23 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Philosophy is a concentration offered under the philosophy major at Vanderbilt University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in philosophy, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

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

$54,158 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Vanderbilt was $2,199 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$52,781	$52,781
Fees	$1,377	$1,377
Books and Supplies	$1,194	$1,194
On Campus Room and Board	$17,670	$17,670
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,022	$3,022

Learn more about Vanderbilt tuition and fees.

Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online BA in Philosophy?

Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Online Learning page.

Vanderbilt Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

23 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

34.8% Women

47.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 23 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 34.8% 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 Vanderbilt in 2019-2020, 47.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.