Philosophy & Religious Studies at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from RWU.

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.

RWU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

RWU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy and religious studies progam at RWU 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 RWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	520

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

The philosophy and religious studies program at RWU awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to 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 RWU since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at RWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

RWU also has a doctoral program available in philosophy and religious studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy and religious studies concentations are available at Roger Williams University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roger Williams University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	5

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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Mathematical Science Professors	240	$115,890
Philosophy and Religion Professors	130	$105,620
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$132,880
Mathematicians	70	$90,640

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.