Philosophy & Religious Studies at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. Of the 9,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 34 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.

CSUN Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

CSUN Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 CSUN 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	737

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy and religious studies majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies from CSUN in 2021, 56% were men and 44% 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 CSUN since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CSUN 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 California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	22
Religious Studies	12

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.