Philosophy & Religious Studies at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and approximately 33,397 students attend the school each year.

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.

East Los Angeles College Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

East Los Angeles College Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy & religious studies majors at East Los Angeles College.

East Los Angeles College Philosophy & Religious Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy & religious studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in philosophy & religious studies only graduates about 35% women each year. The program at East Los Angeles College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in philosophy & religious studies graduates 77% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Los Angeles College with a associate's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy & religious studies concentations are available at East Los Angeles College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Los Angeles College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	5

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 CA, the home state for East Los Angeles College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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