Philosophy & Religious Studies at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Rice.

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.

Rice Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Rice Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy and religious studies progam at Rice 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 Rice 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 Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	65
Most Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	241

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies from Rice. This makes it the #33 most popular school for philosophy and religious studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy and 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 Rice

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

Rice Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies from Rice in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% 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 Rice since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy and religious studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rice Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Rice. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rice also has a doctoral program available in philosophy and religious studies. In 2021, 6 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rice University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	24
Religious Studies	23

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• 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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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 Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.