Philosophy & Religious Studies at Pomona College

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 Pomona College stacks up to those at other schools.

Pomona is located in Claremont, California and approximately 1,475 students attend the school each year.

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.

Pomona Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Pomona Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Pomona 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 Pomona

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

Pomona Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Pomona since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Pomona are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy & religious studies concentations are available at Pomona College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pomona College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	5
Religious Studies	4

Related Majors

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

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 CA, the home state for Pomona 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
• Image Credit: By Nostalgicwisdom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.