Philosophy & Religious Studies at Northwest Nazarene University

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 Northwest Nazarene University stacks up to those at other schools.

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 2,109. In 2021, 15 philosophy and religious studies majors received their bachelor's degree from NNU.

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.

NNU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

NNU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy and religious studies progam at NNU 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 NNU 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	90

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at NNU

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

NNU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from NNU. About 40% were men and 60% 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 NNU since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at NNU 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 Northwest Nazarene University with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NNU 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 Northwest Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	12
Philosophy	3

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Theology & Religious Vocations

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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$93,940
Philosophy and Religion Professors	80	$79,120

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 Moonraker0022 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.