University of California - Santa Cruz 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 California - Santa Cruz. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in philosophy, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
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Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Doctorate in Philosophy from UC Santa Cruz Cost?

$13,850 Average Tuition and Fees

UC Santa Cruz Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$26,544
Fees	$2,408	$2,408

Does UC Santa Cruz Offer an Online PhD in Philosophy?

Online degrees for the UC Santa Cruz philosophy doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Santa Cruz Online Learning page.

UC Santa Cruz Doctorate Student Diversity for Philosophy

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

20.0% Women

20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 5 students received their doctor’s degree in philosophy. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 20.0% of the philosophy students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 27.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of philosophy doctor’s degree recipients at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.

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

PhD in Philosophy Focus Areas at UC Santa Cruz

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	5

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.