Philosophy & Religious Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies
Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Purdue Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Purdue 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy & religious studies, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

36% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% 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 Purdue since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Purdue are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	36
Religious Studies	1

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$77,870
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	60	$79,960

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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