Philosophy & Religious Studies at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,364.

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.

Fordham U Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Fordham U Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Fordham U 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy & religious studies, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at Fordham U since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Fordham U are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Fordham University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Fordham U Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

In the philosophy & religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	49
Religious Studies	22

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History

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 NY, the home state for Fordham University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.