Philosophy & Religious Studies at Drake University

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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Drake.

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.

Drake Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Drake Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Drake 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.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Drake. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical philosophy and religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Drake are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Drake 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 Drake University. 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
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Mathematical Science Professors	640	$97,450
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$79,510

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 Limitingflame1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.