Philosophy & Religious Studies at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. Of the 4,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in 2021, 10 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.

Northeastern Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Northeastern Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Northeastern 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 Northeastern

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

Northeastern Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy and religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went 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 Northeastern since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Northeastern University 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	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northeastern 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

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 Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	9
Religious Studies	1

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 Northeastern University.

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

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