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Harvard University MA in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Philosophy & Religious Studies is a program of study at Harvard University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in philosophy and religious studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Philosophy & Religious Studies from Harvard Cost?

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Harvard was $1,545 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$49,448	$49,448
Fees	$1,206	$1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online MA in Philosophy & Religious Studies?

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

Harvard Master’s Student Diversity for Philosophy & Religious Studies

There were 22 master’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 50.0% of the philosophy and religious studies students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 22.7% of philosophy and religious studies master’s degree recipients at Harvard in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MA in Philosophy & Religious Studies Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	11
Religious Studies	11

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.