Philosophy & Religious Studies at Nebraska Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy & religious studies school? To help you decide if Nebraska Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy & religious studies program.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,924.

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.

NWU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

NWU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at NWU 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 NWU

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

NWU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 NWU since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan 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	7
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 Nebraska Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	9

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History

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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Mathematical Science Professors	280	$79,380
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$89,620
Philosophy and Religion Professors	120	$69,270

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.