Philosophy & Religious Studies at Carleton College

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

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 1,940.

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.

Carleton Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Carleton Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Carleton 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.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Carleton

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

Carleton Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at Carleton since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Carleton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy & religious studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

Philosophy & Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carleton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	9
Philosophy	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• History
• Social Sciences

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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$80,870
Philosophy and Religion Professors	540	$74,360
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$86,000

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 Dogs1337 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.