Degree Completion in Philosophy EDITED

Degree Completion in Philosophy

Bachelor's Degrees

Bachelor's degree completions in philosophy more than doubled from 1987 to 2014, and the percentage of bachelor's degrees issued in philosophy as a percentage of all bachelor's degrees awarded, though small, rose slowly but steadily throughout that same time period (Academy of Arts and Sciences).

Master's Degrees

Master's degree completions in philosophy approximately doubled between 1987 and 2014. Growth occurred in much the same way that it did at the bachelor's level, with two surges separated by a period of stagnation, one that in this case started in the early 1990s and lasted through the end of that decade. Philosophy degrees represented 0.14 percent to 0.20 percent of all master's and first professional degrees awarded in each year of the two-decade span examined here. However, the share of master's degrees in philosophy remained relatively stable since 1987 (Academy of Arts and Sciences).

Doctoral Degrees

The number of doctoral degrees completed in philosophy grew steadily from 1987 to the turn of the century, as did the discipline's share of all doctorates conferred. The mid-2000s were a period of stasis for these completions, but a combination of increasing doctoral completions across all fields as well as a reduction in philosophy doctoral degree completions in 2014 reduced the share of completions to 1987's levels (Academy of Arts and Sciences). See charts and graphs on following pages.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The IPEDS data were accessed and analyzed via the National Science Foundation's online science and engineering resources data system, WebCASPAR (). Data assembled by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for inclusion in the Humanities Indicators 2016. Note: Data were not published for 1999.

Bachelor's Degree Completions in Philosophy, 1987?2009

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Bachelor's Degrees in Philosophy

3,534 3,814 4,146 4,589 4,953 5,178 5,234 5,085 4,801 4,878 4,863 5,143 5,174 5,182 5,814 6,325 6,800 7,168 7,457 7,443 7,602 7,842 7,853 7,913 7,847 7,920 7,398

As a Percentage of All Bachelor's Degrees Awarded That Year (Tenths of a Percent)

3.52 3.79 4.02 4.32 4.47 4.50 4.44 4.30 4.09 4.13 4.10 4.29 4.13 4.12 4.45 4.65 4.83 4.99 5.06 4.94 4.93 4.98 4.85 4.74 4.51 4.48 4.20

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Bachelor's Degrees in Philosophy As a Percentage of All Bachelor's Degrees Awarded That Year (Tenths of a Percent)

Data source: Humanities Indicators, Figure II-21a

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Master's Degree Completions in Philosophy, 1987?2009

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Master's Degrees in Philosophy

536 568 690 744 833 625 748 787 742 764 729 748 783 736 787 857 880 949 994 933 1,056 1,064 931 845 883 853 957

As a Percentage of All Master's Degrees Awarded That Year (Tenths of a Percent)

1.48 1.53 1.80 1.88 2.03 1.46 1.67 1.69 1.56 1.57 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.38 1.45 1.48 1.37 1.50 1.45 1.36 1.18 1.23 1.22 1.35

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Master's Degrees in Philosophy As a Percentage of All Master's Degrees Awarded That Year (Tenths of a Percent)

Data source: Humanities Indicators, Figure II-21b

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Doctoral Degree Completions in Philosophy, 1987?2009

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Doctoral Degrees in Philosophy

229 229 260 251 281 284 271 307 295 333 365 380 369 387 332 401 382 383 382 414 387 443 426 470 523 518 454

As a Percentage of All Doctoral Degrees Awarded That Year (Tenths of a Percent)

6.69 6.56 7.26 6.56 7.14 6.97 6.42 7.10 6.63 7.44 7.99 8.23 8.23 8.61 7.46 8.66 7.85 7.28 6.84 6.88 6.36 7.21 7.35 7.86 8.46 8.02 6.85

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Doctoral Degrees in Philosophy As a Percentage of All Doctoral Degrees Awarded That Year (Tenths of a Percent)

Data source: Humanities Indicators, Figure II-21c

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Distribution of Humanities Bachelor's Degree Completions among Disciplines, 2014

History 18%

Languages and Literatures Other

than English 10%

General Humanities/Liberal

Studies 26%

Study of the Arts 4%

Area Studies 3%

Philosophy 4%

Religion 3%

Ethnic/Gender/ Cultural Studies

2%

Linguistics 1%

Other Humanities Disciplines 1%

English Language & Literature 28%

Data source: Humanities Indicators, Figure II-2a

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