Philosophy & Religious Studies at Augustana College

If you are interested in studying philosophy and religious studies, you may want to check out the program at Augustana College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,389. Of the 914 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Augustana College in 2021, 20 of them were philosophy and religious studies majors.

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.

Augustana Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Augustana Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy and religious studies programs across the country. The following shows how Augustana performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Augustana is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy & Religious Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	168

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Augustana

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy and religious studies majors at Augustana College.

Augustana Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

The philosophy and religious studies program at Augustana awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. The typical philosophy and religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Augustana since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Augustana are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Augustana also has a doctoral program available in philosophy and religious studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Augustana College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	15
Religious Studies	5

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That Philosophy & Religious Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy and 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 IL, the home state for Augustana College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	450	$74,010
Mathematicians	50	$103,220

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.