Philosophy & Religious Studies at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594.

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.

JMU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

JMU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at JMU 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 JMU

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

JMU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 JMU since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 James Madison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	22

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Mathematical Science Professors	2,030	$68,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Mathematicians	440	$121,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

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