Cornell University PhD in Philosophy

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 Cornell University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in philosophy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Philosophy from Cornell Cost?

$30,042 Average Tuition and Fees

Cornell Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 State	Out of State
Tuition	$29,500	$29,500
Fees	$542	$542

Does Cornell Offer an Online PhD in Philosophy?

Online degrees for the Cornell philosophy doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.

Cornell Doctorate Student Diversity for Philosophy

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

60.0% Women

20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 5 doctor’s degrees in philosophy awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 60.0% of the philosophy students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of philosophy doctor’s degree recipients at Cornell in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PhD in Philosophy Focus Areas at Cornell

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	5

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.