Philosophy & Religious Studies at Pacific Lutheran University

Every philosophy & 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 & religious studies program at Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907.

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.

PLU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

PLU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at PLU 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 PLU

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

PLU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% 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 PLU since its program graduates 47% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at PLU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy & religious studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

If you plan to be a philosophy & 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 Pacific Lutheran University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	8
Philosophy	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Mathematical Science Professors	1,010	$75,020
Philosophy and Religion Professors	390	$73,820
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	180	$75,940

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.