University of St. Thomas 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 University of St. Thomas. 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 UST Cost?

$21,634 Average Tuition and Fees

UST Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at UST paid an average of $1,163 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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	$20,934	$20,934
Fees	$700	$700

Does UST Offer an Online PhD in Philosophy?

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

UST Doctorate Student Diversity for Philosophy

2 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

50.0% Women

There were 2 doctor’s degrees in philosophy awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in philosophy in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UST in philosophy at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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

PhD in Philosophy Focus Areas at UST

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	2

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.