the apa guide to graduate programs in philosophy

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THE APA GUIDE

TO GRADUATE
PROGRAMS IN

P H I L O S O P H Y
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Newark, DE 19716 www.apaonline.org
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, can be found in the previous
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
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Last updated June 12, 2015
About the Grad Guide
The Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy, originally published biennially until the early 2000s,
was relaunched in 2012 as an annual online resource. The guide compiles data on both doctoral
and master’s degree programs in philosophy at institutions throughout the US and Canada, offering
prospective students, job candidates, and other members of the profession a rich resource on post­
graduate education and employment in philosophy. This year’s guide has been expanded to include
more demographic data on each program as well as information on faculty, degree requirements, entry
requirements, financial aid, placements, and more.
All data in the guide are self-reported by representatives of the institutions, and data are included only
for institutions that completed the Grad Guide survey either this year or last.
Using the Grad Guide
The Grad Guide is a useful starting point for prospective graduate students and job candidates, but the
APA recommends additional consultation with advisers and people directly involved with programs of
interest. Further, as all information in the guide is self-reported by representatives of the institutions,
readers should examine the data closely to ensure that any comparisons are made in a fair and
reasonable manner.
Please note that the APA does not rank philosophy programs or institutions. Read the APA statement on
rankings of departments.
Demographic Data
In the survey that underlies the 2014 edition, we requested information on race and LGBT status
of students and faculty. We thank the APA Committee on the Status of Women for providing the
demographic data survey instrument that was incorporated into the Grad Guide survey.
There is no widely accepted standard for collecting such data, however, and the availability and
thoroughness of data varies greatly. Some schools do not track or share this information. For these
reasons, we provide the data we received with the understanding that this data should not be used for
quantitative evaluation of the diversity of programs or institutions. Though the demographic information
is inconsistent, it is included in the Grad Guide because collecting and providing these data supports
ongoing efforts to increase the diversity of the profession by making existing information more widely
available and raising awareness about the need for additional data on diversity.
Previous Editions
• 2012 Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy (PDF)
• 2013 Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy (PDF)
Corrections and Feedback
If your institution is not included in the guide and would like to be, if you would like to report errors
or inconsistencies in the data, or if you have suggestions for future editions of the Guide to Graduate
Programs in Philosophy, please submit a Grad Guide Feedback Form.
Arizona State University
2014 Report
Website Department name
https://shprs.clas.asu.edu/philosophy Philosophy Faculty within the School of Historical,
Philosophical and Religious Studies
Department chair
Doug Portmore, Professor
Faculty
Brad Armendt, Associate Professor • Thomas Blackson, Associate Professor • Elizabeth Brake, Associate Professor • Cheshire Calhoun,
Professor • Peter French, Professor • Bernard Kobes, Associate Professor • Joan McGregor, Professor • Carla Merino-Rajme, Assistant Professor
• Angel Pinillos, Associate Professor • Douglas Portmore, Professor • Steven Reynolds, Associate Professor • Rebecca Tsosie, Regents Professor
• Peter de Marneffe, Professor
Efforts to increase inclusiveness
Our faculty is unusually diverse. In 2014-15, we are organizing a major conference to promote diversity and inclusiveness in philosophy. We
are also opening a minority and philosophy (MAP) chapter. Our courses offerings often cover gender and race issues.
Additional Information
The PhD program was recently revamped. The first class after the revamping entered in the fall of 2014. All 7 of them (4 Males, 3 Females)
were fully funded with TAships. We expect to build a strong and inclusive program.
Faculty
Tenured Tenure-track Non-tenure Degrees offered: Ph.D. Terminal Master's
track
Financial Aid
Women 4 1 0
Men 8 0 0 Teaching fellowships
Other gender 0 0 0 Non-teaching fellowships
Unknown gender 0 0 0 Teaching assistantships 6
African, 0 0 0 Scholarships
African-American
Students teaching their own classes 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 1 0 0 Other financial information
Hispanic or Latino 1 1 0 grading
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
White 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other race 0 0 0
Unknown race 0 0 0
LGBT 2 N/A N/A
Disablity status N/A N/A N/A
Total women Total men Total unknown/ Total faculty
other gender
5 8 0 13
Arizona State University
2014 Report
Ph.D. program strengths

Practical and Applied philosophy (including Ethics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Experimental
Philosophy)
Ph.D. Students 2013 - 2014 Year Ph.D. tuition
In state: 11302
Women Men Other Unknown
Out of state:26736
African, 0 0 0 0
Number of courses required for Ph.D. 20
African-American
We may give credit for graduate courses completed at another
Asian 0 1 0 0
institution
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 Online Courses
White 0 1 0 0 We do not offer Ph.D. courses online.
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Ph.D. program entry requirements
Other race 0 0 0 0 Transcripts: Yes
Unknown race 0 0 0 0 Writing sample: Yes
Totals 0 2 0 0 GPA:
TOEFL score:
LGBT identifying N/A Disability identifying N/A Letters of recommendation: 3
GRE score:
Total Ph.D. 6 Total Ph.D. 2
Other requirements:
Students 2013 Students 2014
Degrees awarded
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Degrees awarded 1 3 4 4 2
Time to completion
MA Students 2013 - 2014 Year MA tuition
In state: 11302
Women Men Other Unknown
Out of state:26736
African, 0 0 0 0
Number of courses required for MA. 8
African-American
Asian 0 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 Online Courses
White 0 0 0 0 We do not offer MA courses online.
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0 MA program entry requirements
Other race 0 0 0 0 Transcripts: Yes
Unknown race 0 0 0 0 Writing sample: Yes
GPA:
Totals 0 0 0 0
TOEFL score:

LGBT identifying 0 Disability identifying 0 Letters of recommendation: 3

GRE score:

Total MA 0
Total MA 0 Other requirements:
Students 2013 Students 2014
Arizona State University 2014 Report
Placement
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2009 to 2014
Women Men Other gender Unknown gender
Entered the marketplace 4 10 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1 7 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 3 1 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic job 0 2 0 0
Summary of MA Students 2009 to 2014
Women Men Other gender Unknown gender
Entered the marketplace 2 0 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 1 8 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 0 4 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 3 0 0
Unknown 0 4 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 3 0 0
Individual Placements for the 2013-2014 Academic Year

Degree Program Master's
Details Accepted to philosophy doctoral program: Indiana University
Degree Program Master's
Details Accepted to philosophy doctoral program. University of Nebraska
Degree Program Master's
Details Accepted to philosophy doctoral program. University of Michigan
Degree Program Master's
Details Accepted to other post-baccalaureate program. University of Kansas MA program outside of philosophy
Baylor University
2014 Report
Website Department name
http://www.baylor.edu/philosophy/ Department of Philosophy
Department chair
Michael Beaty, Professor and Chair
Faculty
ANDERSON, CHARITY, Assistant Professor • BEATY, MICHAEL, Professor • BECKWITH, FRANCIS J, Professor • BURAS, TODD, Associate Professor •
DAVIS, DARIN HARRIS, Assistant Professor • DOUGHERTY, TRENT GARTIN, Assistant Professor • EVANS, STEPHEN, University Professor of
Philosophy and the Humanities • HENRY, DOUGLAS V, Associate Professor • HIBBS, THOMAS S, Professor and Dean of the Honors College •
KRUSCHWITZ, ROBERT B, Professor • KVANVIG, JONATHAN L, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy • MARCUM, JAMES A, Professor • MINER,
ROBERT C, Professor • MOORE, SCOTT H, Associate Professor • PRUSS, ALEXANDER, Professor • ROBERTS, ROBERT C, Distinguished Professor
of Ethics • ROSENBAUM, STUART E, Professor • SCHULTZ, ANNE MARIE, Associate Professor • WRIGHT, LENORE, Associate Professor
Efforts to increase inclusiveness
In our latest hiring, effort was made to ensure representation of women and minorities among the finalists, one of the two people brought to
campus was a woman, and she was hired. In our last graduate admissions, four of the top eight applicants by GRE and GPA scores were
women. We made twelve offers, five of them to women, and our incoming class consists of one woman and two men, one of them Asian.
Additional Information
Faculty
Tenured Tenure-track Non-tenure Degrees offered: Ph.D. Master's
track
Financial Aid
Women 2 1 0
Men 15 1 0 Teaching fellowships
Other gender 0 0 0 Non-teaching fellowships
Unknown gender 0 0 0 Teaching assistantships
African, 0 0 0 Scholarships
African-American
Students teaching their own classes 11
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 Other financial information
Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 Normally all our graduate students receive five years of full financial
aid, which includes full tuition remission and at least a $17,000
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 annual stipend (typically a little more).
White 17 2 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other race 0 0 0
Unknown race 0 0 0
LGBT N/A N/A 0
Disablity status 0 0 0
Total women Total men Total unknown/ Total faculty
other gender
3 16 0 19
Baylor University
2014 Report
Ph.D. program strengths
We have a special focus on preparing students to teach, with a particularly good placement record in small liberal arts colleges. This focus
leads to an emphasis in learning the history of philosophy, in addition to contemporary work in the central areas of philosophy (metaphysics,
epistemology and ethics). / We have particularly noteworthy strengths in epistemology, philosophy of religion, Kierkegaard and Christian
ethics.
Ph.D. Students 2013 - 2014 Year Ph.D. tuition
In state: 25866
Women Men Other Unknown
Out of state:25866
African, 0 0 0 0
Number of courses required for Ph.D. 23.3
African-American
Asian 1 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latino 0 1 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 Online Courses

White 4 25 0 0 We do not offer Ph.D. courses online.

Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Ph.D. program entry requirements

Other race 0 0 0 0 Transcripts: Yes

Unknown race 0 0 0 0 Writing sample: Yes

Totals 5 26 0 0 GPA:

TOEFL score: paper 550; computer 213; internet 80

LGBT identifying N/A Disability identifying 0 Letters of recommendation: 3

GRE score:

Total Ph.D. 34 Total Ph.D. 31
Other requirements:

Students 2013 Students 2014
Degrees awarded
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Degrees awarded 5 2 6 5 6
Time to completion 7 7.5 5.7 5.8 5.3
Baylor University 2014 Report
Placement
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2009 to 2014
Women Men Other gender Unknown gender
Entered the marketplace 3 21 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 2 2 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 9 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 3 10 0 0
Were not placed 0 2 0 0
Placed in a non-academic job 0 0 0 0
Summary of MA Students 2009 to 2014
Women Men Other gender Unknown gender
Entered the marketplace 0 0 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 0 0 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 0 0 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 0 0 0
Individual Placements for the 2013-2014 Academic Year

Degree Program Ph.D.
Employer Hope College
Type of position Tenure track.
Degree Program Ph.D.
Employer Charleston Southern University
Type of position Tenure track.
Degree Program Ph.D.
Details Harding University
Type of position Non-tenure track, continuing.
Degree Program Ph.D.
Employer University of Mary
Type of position Non-tenure track, continuing.
Degree Program Ph.D.
Employer St. Louis University
Type of position Fellowship (e.g., post-doctoral fellowship). Duration: 1 year
Degree Program Ph.D.
Details Dixie State University
Type of position Tenure track.
Degree Program Ph.D.
Employer Baylor University
Type of position Tenure track.
Degree Program Ph.D.
Employer Franciscan University of Steubenville
Type of position Tenure track.
Binghamton University
2014 Report
Website Department name
http://www.binghamton.edu/philosophy/ Philosophy
Department chair
Max Pensky, Professor
Faculty
Jeffner Allen [email protected] • Bat-Ami Bar On [email protected] page • Eric Dietrich [email protected] • Charles
Goodman [email protected] • Robert Guay [email protected] • Nicole Hassoun [email protected] • Mattias
Iser [email protected] • Anja Karnein [email protected] • Christopher Morgan-Knapp [email protected] •
Max Pensky, Department Chair [email protected] • Anthony Preus [email protected] • Anthony Reeves
[email protected] • Lisa Tessman [email protected] • Melissa Zinkin
Efforts to increase inclusiveness
The graduate program has a series of workshops focusing on inclusiveness and diversity in teaching and other aspects of the profession. The
graduate students have run bystander training workshops and we have supported Clark diversity scholars whenever possible who have
reduced teaching responsibilities. We also support the SWIP events to encourage diversity in the progession by requesting money from the
dean to provide TAs. Several faculty work on feminism and issues related to culture and human rights and we have a significant strength in
global justice as well as non-Western areas of philosophy.
Additional Information
The program is highly ranked on many alternative indexes besides the philosophical gourmet report (for which it was not considered) in part
because we are committed to diversity. We have made some great hires and have a good placement record in the region. There are lots of
opportunities for students to get involved in research and teaching and the program is special in that it provides a series of workshops to help
prepare students to become professional philosophers. Please check out our website for more information:
http://www.binghamton.edu/philosophy/graduate/index.html
Faculty
Tenured Tenure-track Non-tenure Degrees offered: Ph.D. Terminal Master's
track
Financial Aid
Women 5 1 0
Men 4 2 0 Teaching fellowships 23
Other gender 0 0 0 Non-teaching fellowships 1
Unknown gender 0 0 0 Teaching assistantships
African, 0 0 0 Scholarships
African-American
Students teaching their own classes 6
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 Other financial information
Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 All admitted PhD students have teaching assistantships for both
semesters. There is a competitive dissertation assistantship
Pacific Islander 1 0 0 available to support research after completion of coursework. Clark
fellowships to support diversity come with a reduction in TA
White 11 3 0
responsibilities and extended financial support
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other race 0 0 0
Unknown race 0 0 0
LGBT 2 0 0
Disablity status 0 0 0
Total women Total men Total unknown/ Total faculty
other gender
6 6 0 12