Philosophy & Religious Studies at Mount Holyoke College

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

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,040.

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.

Mt. Holyoke Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Mt. Holyoke Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy & religious studies majors at Mount Holyoke College.

Mt. Holyoke Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% 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 Mt. Holyoke since its program graduates 65% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Mt. Holyoke are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

Philosophy & Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Holyoke College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	8
Religious Studies	4

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.