Philosophy & Religious Studies at American River College

If you plan to study philosophy & religious studies, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Philosophy & Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

American River Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

American River Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy & religious studies majors at American River College.

American River Philosophy & Religious Studies Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of philosophy & religious studies associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in philosophy & religious studies only graduates about 35% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in philosophy & religious studies at American River are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in philosophy & religious studies graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

Philosophy & Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	2

Careers That Philosophy & Religious Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy & religious studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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