Philosophy & Religious Studies at Converse College

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

Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,377. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Converse.

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.

Converse Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Converse Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy and religious studies progam at Converse compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Converse 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 Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Converse

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

Converse Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of philosophy and religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to 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 Converse since its program graduates 38% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Converse College with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

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

Converse 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 Converse College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	3
Religious Studies	1

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• 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 SC, the home state for Converse College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Mathematical Science Professors	670	$88,720
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	270	$68,370

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 PegasusRacer28 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.