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Fordham University MA in Philosophy

Philosophy is a major offered under the philosophy and religious studies program of study at Fordham University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in philosophy, 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 from Fordham U Cost?

Fordham U Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Fordham U paid an average of $963 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	$23,112	$23,112
Fees	$734	$734

Does Fordham U Offer an Online MA in Philosophy?

Online degrees for the Fordham U 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 Fordham U Online Learning page.

Fordham U Master’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 28 master’s degrees in philosophy handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 46.4% of the students who received their MA in philosophy in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in philosophy at Fordham U in 2019-2020, 32.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MA in Philosophy Focus Areas at Fordham U

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	14
Ethics	14

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.