Philosophy & Religious Studies at Duke University

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 Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

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.

Duke Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Duke Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Duke 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy & religious studies, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duke Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy & religious studies master's degree from Duke, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy & religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	27
Religious Studies	22

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,870	$74,330
Philosophy and Religion Professors	740	$81,680
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$82,580

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.