Terminal Master s Degree Programs in Philosophy

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1 Terminal Master s Degree Programs in Philosophy All data collected by the American Philosophical Association. The data in this publication have been provided by the departments and programs listed; in the cases where no response was received to repeated requests for information, the most recent data provided, if any, have been printed in this edition. The APA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this report; because all information has been self-reported, there may be errors or inconsistencies in these data. Readers should therefore examine the available data closely to ensure that any comparisons are made in a fair and reasonable manner. Errors or inconsistencies should be brought to the attention of the American Philosophical Association by to gradguide@apaonline.org. For clarification, correction, updating, or supplementation of the information provided, contact the department(s) in question. The American Philosophical Association Last updated on Friday, November 30,

2 American University Data last collected: Master of Science in Ethics and Public Policy Contemporary Continental Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Buddhism, Latin American Thought, Theoretical and Applied Ethics, Critical Race Theory, Social and Political Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, and Western Religious Thought Our MA programs in Philosophy and Social Policy and the History of Philosophy and our joint program in Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs attract students interested in pursing doctoral study in philosophy and related disciplines, as well as preparing students for governmental and non-governmental careers. Tenure or Tenure Track 10 Students 14 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female Female 6 MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships 4/12 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

3 Boston University Data last collected: MA in Philosophy Tenure or Tenure Track 14 Students 15 MA Awarded 2011-: 4 Asian or Asian American 1 Asian or Asian American 1 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 3 Female 2 MA Awarded Visiting 3 Fellowships 0 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

4 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Data last collected: Moral and Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics The Graduate Program in philosophy train students in applied philosophy, providing its graduate students with a strong theoretical base from which to pursue the range of issues that comprise applied ethics and public policy. The graduate programs combine areas of applied philosophy (e.g., medical ethics, public policy, philosophy of law, environmental or business ethics) with training in the appropriate historical, methodological and theoretical approaches to traditional areas in philosophy (e.g., moral and political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics and logic). Tenure or Tenure Track 9 Students MA Awarded 2011-: 1 4 Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 1 Female 1 MA Awarded Visiting 1 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

5 Brandeis University Data last collected: metaphysics and epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of language, logic, philosophy of mind and cognitive science, history of modern philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of gender, and philosophy of law. The Brandeis MA Program in Philosophy was launched in The students at Brandeis have the advantage of small classes and the opportunity to work closely with the faculty. Tenure or Tenure Track Students 26 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American 1 Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 3 Female 5 MA Awarded Visiting 1 Fellowships 38 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA (9)

6 California State University-Long Beach Data last collected: Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Mind; Epistemology, Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Linguistics; Philosophy of Science; Early Analytic Philosophy; American Philosophy; Early Modern Philosophy; Metaphysics; Metaethics Tenure or Tenure Track Students 35 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American 5 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 10 MA Awarded Visiting 14 Fellowships 9 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

7 Carnegie Mellon University Data last collected: Philosophy Logic; Formal Epistemology; Causation; Philosophy of Science; Applied Ethics; Decision & Game Theory; Cognitive Science Tenure or Tenure Track 14 Students 8 MA Awarded 2011-: 8 Asian or Asian American 2 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 3 MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships 4 Average Time to MA MA Awarded (5) 4(5) Average Time to MA

8 Catholic University of America Data last collected: Medieval philosophy, ancient philosophy, metaphysics, phenomenology, political philosophy. Tenure or Tenure Track Female 4 Visiting 7 Students Asian or Asian American Female Fellowships 3.3 not available MA Awarded 2011-: MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

9 Claremont Graduate University Data last collected: metaphysics/epistemology, Ancient Philosohy, Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, philosophy of science We are predominately a Masters program with a small phd program drawn mostly from our masters program from students working in the history of philosophy; we have a good record of placing students who want to go on to a phd in the program of their choice. Our 3 core graduate faculty are joined by 19 Claremont Colleges faculty who teach or work with our students regularly. Tenure or Tenure Track 24 Students 11 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American 2 Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 7 Female 2 MA Awarded Visiting Fellowships 11 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA (6) 3(5)

10 Colorado State University Data last collected: Bioethics, Environmental Ethics, Ethics, History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Metaphysics Tenure or Tenure Track 13 Students 18 MA Awarded 2011-: 2 Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 3 Female 3 MA Awarded Visiting 12 Fellowships 6.5 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

11 Columbia University in the City of New York Data last collected: Philosophy (also offers an MA in Philosophical Foundataions of Physics) Tenure or Tenure Track 24 Students 11 MA Awarded 2011-: 5 3 Asian or Asian American 1 1 Asian or Asian American 1 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 9 Female 2 MA Awarded Visiting Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded (3) Average Time to MA

12 Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Data last collected: Integration of philosophy & theology; ancient and medieval philosophy; aesthetics DSPT offers a 3-year concurent MA (Philosophy & Theology); these students are included in the stats. The number of students registered in these pholosophy programs has increased from 11 in fall 2006 to 26 in fall More than half of the philosophy students are in the concurrent MA program. DSPT students may regsiter for courses offered throughout the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and may cross register to take courses at UC Berkeley. Tenure or Tenure Track 7 Students 26 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American 1 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 2 MA Awarded Visiting 1 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded (0) Average Time to MA

13 Duquesne University Data last collected: Continental Philosophy. History of Philosophy. The Department of Philosophy at Duquesne University was one of the first graduate programs in the United States to specialize in phenomenology and, more broadly, nineteenth and twentieth century continental philosophy. Our program remains committed to this tradition and focuses on post-kantian European philosophy. We also integrate a broader emphasis on research in the history of philosophy, both as the necessary background for work in later continental thought and as a program focus in its own right. Please note that our terminal-ma program operates in tandem with our PhD program. While fellowship or grant stipends are not available to our MA students, we do provide partial tuition remission (usually ranging from one-third to half the cost of tuition). Also, we offer a wide range of support for language study: all ancient Greek, Latin, French, and German courses at the University are tuition-free for all philosophy graduate students, and we provide summer grants for our MA students to pursue in-country intensive language study abroad between their first and second years in the program. By fall 2014 we should have 14 tenured or tenure track faculty in the department (we are now hiring for fall 2013 and are likely to add an additional line the following year). Finally, please see our program website for additional information regarding our successful record placing our MA students with funded positions in PhD programs. Tenure or Tenure Track 12 Students 13 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 3 Female 1 MA Awarded Visiting 3 Fellowships 0 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA (11) 5(6)

14 Florida State University Data last collected: 2011 philosophy.fsu.edu Ethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Mind We have recently added two new faculty for the Fall 2011 semester. We hope to add more faculty in the coming years, and with that, increase the size of our graduate student enrollment. Tenure or Tenure Track Female 2 Visiting 1 Students Asian or Asian American Fellowships Female not available MA Awarded 2011-: MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

15 Fordham University Data last collected: Arts and Philosophical Resources History of philosophy (especially medieval Continental philosophy), Ethics, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of religion Tenure or Tenure Track 30 Students 7 MA Awarded 2011-: 3 1 Asian or Asian American 1 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 7 Female MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

16 Franciscan University of Steubenville Data last collected: We stand in the Christian intellectual tradition. We have particular ties to the Franciscan tradition, and to the Thomistic tradition. At the same time, half of the faculty is indebted to early phenomenology and to personalist philosophy (Scheler, Buber, von Hildebrand,Wojtyla). We also offer a concentration in bioethics. Tenure or Tenure Track 8 Students 35 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female Female 3 MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

17 George Mason University Data last collected: History of philosophy, Phenomenology, Philosophy of science, Social and political philosophy, Philosophy of mind Bioethics, Environmental ethics, Public policy ethics GMU offers three options for the MA degree in philosophy: Traditional and Contemporary Focus, Ethics and Public Affairs Concentration, and Philosophy and Cultural Theory Concentration. In partnership with the Neuroscience Program, we also offer an interdisciplinary MA concentration in Neuroethics. Tenure or Tenure Track 10 Students 30 MA Awarded 2011-: 1 Asian or Asian American 2 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 7 MA Awarded Visiting 6 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

18 George Washington University Data last collected: Philosophy and Social Policy Ethics, History of Phlosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Public Policy This is an interdisciplinary M.A. program so students take public-policy-related courses in other disciplines besides Philosophy Tenure or Tenure Track 8 Students 20 MA Awarded 2011-: 6 5 Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 8 MA Awarded Visiting 0 Fellowships 7 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA (1)

19 Georgia State University Data last collected: Philosophy Legal and Political Philosophy, Neurophilosophy (Empirical Phl mind), and Kant & post-kantian German Philosophy All accepted students are offered 2 years of funding, with tuition waiver. We give extensive training and support to our graduate students who teach. Tenure or Tenure Track 14 Students 58 MA Awarded 2011-: 19 1 Asian or Asian American 6 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 15 MA Awarded Visiting 0 Fellowships 50 Average Time to MA MA Awarded (12) 11(12) Average Time to MA

20 Indiana University-Bloomington Data last collected: Tenure or Tenure Track 13 Students 0 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 5 Female MA Awarded Visiting 17 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA n/a

21 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Data last collected: Master of Arts in Philosophy Classical American Philosophy, Pragmatism, Bioethics, International Research Ethics The MA program includes a general philosophy track, a bioethics track, and an international research ethics (IRE) track; students in the bioethics and IRE tracks may elect to pursue combined-degrees in law (JD/MA), medicine (MD/MA), or public health (MPH/MA). The department also offers 15 cr. Graduate Certificates in American philosophy and bioethics. Tenure or Tenure Track 12 Students 33 MA Awarded 2011-: 10 3 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 0 Female 15 MA Awarded Visiting 0 Fellowships 4 Average Time to MA MA Awarded (2) 2(2) Average Time to MA

22 Kent State University at Kent Data last collected: Philosophy Pluralism Excellent (until last year, perfect) placement of students in PhD programs; strong commitment to pluralism; excellent preparation in continental, analytic, and pragmatism, as well as world philosophy Tenure or Tenure Track 15 Students 20 MA Awarded 2011-: 6 1 Asian or Asian American 1 MA Awarded years Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 5 Female 3 MA Awarded Visiting Fellowships 9 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

23 Louisiana State University Data last collected: Tenure or Tenure Track 10 1 Asian or Asian American 1 Visiting Female 1 Students Asian or Asian American Female 1 Fellowships 5 not available MA Awarded 2011-: MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

24 Loyola Marymount University Data last collected: bellarmine2.lmu.edu Continental, History of Philosophy, Ethics Every student receives grant support; our placement record from is 91% of the students who applied to PhD programs. Tenure or Tenure Track 17 Students 26 MA Awarded 2011-: 8 1 Asian or Asian American 1 Asian or Asian American 3 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 4 Female 7 MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships 31 Average Time to MA MA Awarded (5) Average Time to MA

25 Loyola University Chicago Data last collected: Tenure or Tenure Track 28 Students 45 MA Awarded 2011-: 4 1 Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American 4 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 9 Female 6 MA Awarded Visiting 25 Fellowships 1 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

26 Marquette University Data last collected: Medieval/Continental The department has a wide range of faculty specializations. Tenure or Tenure Track 27 Asian or Asian American 2 Female 4 Visiting 4 Students Asian or Asian American Fellowships Female not available MA Awarded 2011-: MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

27 Miami University-Oxford Data last collected: History of philosophy, feminist philosophy, continental philosophy, 19th century philosophy, phenomenology, ethics, psychoanalysis Tenure or Tenure Track 9 Students 12 MA Awarded 2011-: 4 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 4 Female 1 MA Awarded Visiting 1 Fellowships 7 Average Time to MA MA Awarded (2) 3(3) Average Time to MA

28 Michigan State University Data last collected: Philosophy Social and Political Thought, Philosophy of Health Care, Environmental Philosophy, and Feminist Philosophy Tenure or Tenure Track 23 Students 1 MA Awarded 2011-: MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Female 5 0 Female 0 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Visiting 1 Fellowships 1 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

29 Mount St. Mary's College Data last collected: Catholic intellectual tradition, Modern philosophy, Moral philosophy Program's primary aim is not preparation for doctoral study. Program has large seminarian enrollment. Strong emphasis on Catholic intellectual tradition. Tenure or Tenure Track 10 Students 26 MA Awarded 2011-: MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 1 Female 0 MA Awarded Visiting 1 Fellowships 0 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

30 New School for Social Research Data last collected: Post-Kantian German Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social-Political Philosophy, Aesthetics, History of Philosophy Tenure or Tenure Track 10 Students 90 MA Awarded 2011-: 21 1 Asian or Asian American 8 MA Awarded Average Time to MA n/a 0 10 MA Awarded Female 4 2 Female 32 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Visiting 0 Fellowships 6 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

31 New York University Data last collected: Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Science, Logic, Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics, Ethics, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, and the History of Philosophy. Tenure or Tenure Track 22 Students 7 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American 2 MA Awarded Average Time to MA N/A 0 MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 3 Female 2 MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

32 Northern Illinois University Data last collected: Epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language Tenure or Tenure Track 10 Students 29 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 8 MA Awarded Visiting 4 Fellowships 12 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA (7)

33 Ohio University-Main Campus Data last collected: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology. Moral and Social Theory Tenure or Tenure Track 8 Students 10 MA Awarded 2011-: 2 4 Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 2 MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA (3)

34 Oiivet Nazarene University Data last collected: Philosophy of History or Political Theory Political Theory; Western Civilization; Intellectual history This is a new program; five finished; two are writing thesis ten more will finish this coming term; 10 should graduate next summer or fall; four are planning doctoral studies; six are teachers earning a content degree. Tenure or Tenure Track 2 Students 14 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American 1 Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 0 Female 5 MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

35 Oregon State University Data last collected: Applied Ethics Tenure or Tenure Track 10 Students 7 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 3 Female 2 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Visiting 9 Fellowships 2 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

36 Purdue University-Main Campus Data last collected: Our recognized areas of strength include the Philosophy of Religion, History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, and Social and Political Philosophy. Tenure or Tenure Track 21 Students MA Awarded 2011-: 1 Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 3 Female MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships Average Time to MA n/a MA Awarded Average Time to MA (0)

37 Rice University Data last collected: 2011 philosophy.rice.edu Biomedical Ethics, Normative Philosophy, Mind, Science and Knowledge, History of Philosophy Tenure or Tenure Track 12 Visiting Female 3 Students Asian or Asian American Fellowships Female not available MA Awarded 2011-: MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA

38 Rutgers University-New Brunswick Data last collected: Legal Philosophy philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, cognitive science, applied ethics, metaphysics, and philosophy of art Tenure or Tenure Track 30 Students MA Awarded 2011-: 1 3 Asian or Asian American 2 Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA n/a 1 1 MA Awarded Average Time to MA n/a Female 5 Female MA Awarded Visiting 4 Fellowships Average Time to MA n/a MA Awarded Average Time to MA n/a

39 Saint Louis University-Main Campus Data last collected: Medieval, philosophy of religion, philosophy of social science, action theory, epistemology Faculty and Student Frankfurt Exchange is a program where a student or faculty member can study and work at the University of Frankfort, Germany. Tenure or Tenure Track 24 Students 1 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American 1 0 MA Awarded Average Time to MA n/a MA Awarded Average Time to MA n/a Female 3 Female 0 MA Awarded Visiting 2 Fellowships 1 Average Time to MA n/a MA Awarded Average Time to MA n/a

40 San Diego State University Data last collected: Tenure or Tenure Track 9 Students 33 MA Awarded 2011-: Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 2 Female 11 MA Awarded Visiting 4 Fellowships 2 Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA (2)

41 San Francisco State University Data last collected: Philosophy of Science and Logic; M&E including Phil of Mind; Ethics/Phil of Law/ Political Phil, including Bioethics, Ecology Ethics and Global Human Rights; 17th through19th century History of Philosophy; Chinese Philosophy; Feminist Philosophy; Islamic Philosophy An active Philosophy Club; active Graduate mentoring of undergrads program; access to Bay Area Philosophy of Science seminar meetings and Bay Area Feminist Approaches to Philosophy seminar meetings (both co-sponsored by SFSU); consortial arrangement permits SFSU students to take courses at Berkeley. Tenure or Tenure Track 12 Students 128 MA Awarded 2011-: 26 1 Asian or Asian American 1 3 Asian or Asian American 11 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA Female 6 Female 32 MA Awarded Visiting 13 Fellowships 25 Average Time to MA MA Awarded (5) 6(8) Average Time to MA

42 San Jose State University Data last collected: Department of Philosophy The "focus" of San Jose State's Department of Philosophy is on diversity. Thus, traditional areas of philosophy are well covered, along with many other areas. The latter include: Feminist Philosophy; African and African-American Philosophy; Buddhist Philosophy; Japanese Philosophy; Chinese Philosophy; Latin American Philosophy; Indian Philosophy; Gender Studies; and (in keeping with out setting in Silicon Valley), various perspectives on science and technology. Both traditional and other areas are reflected in the department curriculum and in faculty areas of interest ( In terms of professional activity (research, publication, consulting, etc.), outside reviewers have found the department to be notable nationally, to be among the top within the campuses of the California State University system, and to compare favorably with public and private PhD granting universities in the region. The department includes a Center for Comparative Philosophy ( In terms of professional activity (research, publication, consulting, etc.), outside reviewers have found the department to be notable nationally, to be among the top within the campuses of the California State University system, and to compare favorably with public and private PhD granting universities in the region. MA recipients do well in moving on to Ph.D. programs, finding positions at community colleges, or pursuing other graduate education Tenure or Tenure Track 11 1 Asian or Asian American Female 3 Visiting 0 Students 22 2 Asian or Asian American (East Indian) Fellowships Female 5 MA Awarded 2011-: 16 MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded Average Time to MA MA Awarded unavailable 2011 Average Time to MA