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Northern Illinois University

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

http://niu.edu

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

David Buller,
Professor and Chair

Degrees Offered

Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
12
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
Other Financial Information:
tuition waivers, competitive across university, full time for first year only

Faculty

Members

Valia Allori, Associate professor
David J. Buller, Professor
Leonard Clapp, Professor
Steven Daskal, Associate professor
Mylan Engel Jr., Professor
Alicia Finch, Associate professor
Carl Gillett, Professor
Jason Hanna, Associate professor
Geoffrey Pynn, Associate professor
Craig Warmke, Assistant Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 5 2 2
Women 2 0 2
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 1
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
White 7 2 3
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
4
Total Men: 
9
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
13

Ph.D.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 0 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
0

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$0
Out of State: 
$0

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
No
Writing Sample: 
No
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 

Master's

Program Strengths

epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and political philosophy

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 0 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 30 0
LGBT 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 30 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
30

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$9,935
Out of State: 
$16,220
Number of Required Courses: 
10

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
No
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 0 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 0 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0 0 0

Summary of Master's Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 18
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 8
Entered another graduate program 4
Placed in a non-teaching job 2

Summary of Master's Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 21
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 13
Entered another graduate program 2

Summary of Master's Students, 2016 — Women | Men | Other Gender | Unknown Gender

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 12
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 6
Placed in a non-teaching job 1
Entered another graduate program 1

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 8 57 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 7 25 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 2 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 1 2 0 0
Unknown 0 3 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 6 0 0

Students Retention Summary 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
0 0 0 0