Philosophy & Religious Studies at Rutgers University - Newark

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy & religious studies school? To help you decide if Rutgers University - Newark is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy & religious studies program.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.

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.

Rutgers Newark Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Rutgers Newark Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Rutgers Newark 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 Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% 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 Rutgers Newark since its program graduates 65% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 77% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy & religious studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	2

Related Majors

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

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Mathematical Science Professors	1,690	$96,400
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$84,620
Mathematicians	270	$117,060

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.