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Philosophy & Religious Studies at Eastern Illinois University

Philosophy & Religious Studies at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

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.

EIU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

EIU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 7

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 960 $81,200
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 450 $74,010
Mathematicians 50 $103,220

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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