Philosophy & Religious Studies at Meredith College

Every philosophy and religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy and religious studies program at Meredith College stacks up to those at other schools.

Meredith is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. Of the 401 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Meredith College in 2021, 7 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.

Meredith Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Meredith Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Meredith 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 Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Most Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	298
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	439
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	510

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Meredith

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

Meredith Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 philosophy and religious studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Meredith, about 0% were men and 100% 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 Meredith since its program graduates 63% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Meredith 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 Meredith College with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Meredith 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 Meredith College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	7

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 NC, the home state for Meredith College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,870	$74,330
Philosophy and Religion Professors	740	$81,680
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$82,580

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 Abbylabar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.