Philosophy MA

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Iowa

Program Overview

The MA and the PhD in Philosophy are awarded by the Graduate College. Instruction is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. All applicants apply to the PhD program, as there is no terminal MA program. Students may earn their MA along the way, provided they have committee approval and have completed the required number of semester hours of course work. The MA is available with or without a thesis. Students may also earn the MA if they are pursuing a combined graduate degree with another program on campus.

Program Key Stats

$27775 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Recent Philosophy grads have careers in fields including law
  • public affairs
  • business
  • education and medicine
  • Other graduates pursue master s and doctoral degrees in law
  • business
  • philosophy
  • cognitive science
  • psychology
  • English
  • religion
  • and political science at top graduate schools across the country

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