Philosophy & Religious Studies at Bryn Mawr College

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

Bryn Mawr is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,634 students attend the school each year. Of the 351 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College in 2021, 11 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.

Bryn Mawr Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Bryn Mawr Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy and religious studies progam at Bryn Mawr compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Bryn Mawr 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	159
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	372

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Bryn Mawr

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

Bryn Mawr Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies from Bryn Mawr in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were 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 Bryn Mawr since its program graduates 63% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy and religious studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Bryn Mawr 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

If you plan to be a philosophy and religious studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bryn Mawr College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	8
Religious Studies	3

Related Majors

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

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 PA, the home state for Bryn Mawr College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

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.