Philosophy & Religious Studies at Mount Holyoke 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 Mount Holyoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,040. In 2021, 12 philosophy and religious studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Mt. Holyoke.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	220
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	342

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Mt. Holyoke

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

Mt. Holyoke Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

The philosophy and religious studies program at Mt. Holyoke awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to 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 Mt. Holyoke since its program graduates 63% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy and religious studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mt. Holyoke 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 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

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• 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 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

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