Philosophy & Religious Studies at Central College

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

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and approximately 1,120 students attend the school each year.

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.

Central Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Central Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Central 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 Central

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

Central Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 Central since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Central are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Central College with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

If you plan to be a philosophy & 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 Central College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	3
Religious Studies	1

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Mathematical Science Professors	640	$97,450
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$79,510

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.