Philosophy & Religious Studies at Rio Hondo College

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 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.

RHCCD Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Online Classes Are Available at RHCCD

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

RHCCD does offer online education options in philosophy & religious studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

RHCCD Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Philosophy & Religious Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy & religious studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in philosophy & religious studies only graduates about 35% women each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in philosophy & religious studies graduates 77% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

Philosophy & Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature
• 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 Rio Hondo 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.