Philosophy & Religious Studies at Occidental College

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

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 1,839 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Oxy.

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.

Oxy Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Oxy Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Oxy 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	125
Most Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	184

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Oxy

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

Oxy Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies from Oxy in 2021, 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 Oxy since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Oxy 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 Occidental College with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oxy 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 Occidental College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	8
Religious Studies	2

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.