Philosophy & Religious Studies at College of the Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970. In 2021, 21 philosophy and religious studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Holy Cross.

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.

Holy Cross Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Holy Cross Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy and religious studies progam at Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross 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
	30
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	56
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	153

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies from Holy Cross in 2021, 62% were men and 38% 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 Holy Cross since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Holy Cross are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	16
Religious Studies	5

Related Majors

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

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.