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Overview for Philosophy

A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.

Careers for Philosophy Majors

A major in Philosophy is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Philosophy

Top 13 Tennessee Colleges with the highest percentage of Philosophy among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
 15
(4.3%)
Moderately Selective$32,760 
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
 9
(2.2%)
Highly Selective$32,136 
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
 28
(1.8%)
Most Selective$37,005 
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Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN
 2
(0.7%)
Highly Selective$14,558 
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City, TN
 2
(0.6%)
Less Selective$17,800 
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
 6
(0.5%)
Less Selective$16,418 
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
 16
(0.4%)
Less Selective$18,086 
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The University of Tennessee-Martin
Martin, TN
 4
(0.4%)
Less Selective$15,897 
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
 9
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$17,714 
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
 3
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$20,070 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.