Philosophy & Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every philosophy & religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy & religious studies program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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.

Columbia Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies
Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Columbia Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Columbia 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.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy & religious studies, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy & religious studies majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% 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 Columbia since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	32
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Columbia Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

62% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy & religious studies concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	82
Religious Studies	35
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	7

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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
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