Philosophy & Religious Studies at Dartmouth College

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 6,292. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Dartmouth.

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.

Dartmouth Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Dartmouth Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 Dartmouth 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	236

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Dartmouth. About 54% were men and 46% 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 Dartmouth since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Dartmouth College with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dartmouth 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

The following philosophy and religious studies concentations are available at Dartmouth College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dartmouth College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	25
Religious Studies	1

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Visual & Performing Arts
• 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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Mathematical Science Professors	160	$103,750
Philosophy and Religion Professors	100	$92,100
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	80	$88,620

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.