Philosophy & Religious Studies at Lipscomb University

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

Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 4,884 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Lipscomb.

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.

Lipscomb Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Lipscomb Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy and religious studies progam at Lipscomb compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Lipscomb 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	408

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Lipscomb

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

Lipscomb Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 philosophy and religious studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lipscomb. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were 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 Lipscomb since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb University with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lipscomb 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

The following philosophy and religious studies concentations are available at Lipscomb University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lipscomb University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	8

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• 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 TN, the home state for Lipscomb University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Mathematical Science Professors	1,090	$56,790
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Philosophy and Religion Professors	490	$75,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$76,650

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.