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Columbia University in the City of New York MA in Philosophy

15 Master'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 Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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How Much Does a Master’s in Philosophy from Columbia Cost?

$51,194 Average Tuition and Fees

Columbia Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$49,024$49,024
Fees$2,170$2,170

Does Columbia Offer an Online MA in Philosophy?

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

Columbia Master’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

15 Master's Degrees Awarded
40.0% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 15 master’s degrees in philosophy handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in philosophy in 2019-2020, 40.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of philosophy master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MA in Philosophy Focus Areas at Columbia

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Philosophy15

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Religious Studies12

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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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