Philosophy & Religious Studies at Hunter College

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy and religious studies school? To help you decide if Hunter College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy and religious studies program.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Hunter.

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.

Hunter Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Hunter Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy and religious studies programs across the country. The following shows how Hunter performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Hunter 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 Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies from Hunter in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% 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 Hunter since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	18
Religious Studies	10

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 NY, the home state for Hunter College.

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.