The New School MA 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 The New School. 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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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Philosophy from New School University Cost?

$47,642 Average Tuition and Fees

New School University Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at New School University was $1,838 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	$47,176	$47,176
Fees	$466	$466

Does New School University Offer an Online MA in Philosophy?

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

New School University Master’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

22 Master's Degrees Awarded

27.3% Women

31.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 22 master’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 27.3% of the philosophy students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 30.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.8% of the philosophy master’s degrees at New School University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MA in Philosophy Focus Areas at New School University

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	22

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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