Philosophy & Religious Studies at Georgetown University

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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.

Georgetown Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Georgetown 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy & religious studies, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Georgetown since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Georgetown are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgetown Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the philosophy & religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

If you plan to be a philosophy & 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 Georgetown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	24
Religious Studies	17

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Philosophy and Religion Professors	530	$84,880
Mathematical Science Professors	220	$113,120
Mathematicians	50	$133,870

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
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