Philosophy & Religious Studies at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,309 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2021, 9 of them were philosophy and religious studies majors.

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.

Eastern Michigan Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Eastern Michigan 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #110 most popular school for philosophy and religious studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of philosophy and religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to 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 Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Eastern Michigan 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 Michigan 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	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Michigan Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Eastern Michigan. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Eastern Michigan 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

If you plan to be a philosophy and religious studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	13
Religious Studies	1

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Philosophy and Religion Professors	780	$77,990

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.