Philosophy & Religious Studies at California State University - Sacramento

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy and religious studies school? To help you decide if California State University - Sacramento is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy and religious studies program.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,644 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Sacramento in 2021, 32 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.

Sac State Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Sac State Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy and religious studies programs across the country. The following shows how Sac State 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 Sac State 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 Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	113

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 philosophy and religious studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 53% were men and 47% 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 Sac State since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Sac State 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 - Sacramento. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	32

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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.