Emory University PhD in Philosophy & Religious Studies

21 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Philosophy & Religious Studies is a program of study at Emory University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in philosophy and religious studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Doctorate in Philosophy & Religious Studies from Emory Cost?

$44,676 Average Tuition and Fees

Emory Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Emory paid an average of $2,433 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	$43,800	$43,800
Fees	$876	$876

Does Emory Offer an Online PhD in Philosophy & Religious Studies?

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

Emory Doctorate Student Diversity for Philosophy & Religious Studies

21 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

47.6% Women

14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 21 doctor’s degrees in philosophy and religious studies awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 47.6% of the philosophy and religious studies students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 14.3% of philosophy and religious studies doctor’s degree recipients at Emory in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

PhD in Philosophy & Religious Studies Focus Areas at Emory

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	6
Religious Studies	15

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.