Tufts University 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 Tufts University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in philosophy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Master’s in Philosophy from Tufts Cost?

$55,168 Average Tuition and Fees

Tufts Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Tufts was $1,799 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 State	Out of State
Tuition	$54,196	$54,196
Fees	$972	$972

Does Tufts Offer an Online MA in Philosophy?

Online degrees for the Tufts 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 Tufts Online Learning page.

Tufts Master’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

9 Master's Degrees Awarded

22.2% Women

44.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9 students received their master’s degree in philosophy. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 22.2% 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 44.4% of the philosophy master’s degrees at Tufts in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

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

MA in Philosophy Focus Areas at Tufts

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	9

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.