Philosophy & Religious Studies at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 33 of them were philosophy and religious studies majors.

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.

SDSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

SDSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at SDSU 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies from SDSU. This makes it the #152 most popular school for philosophy and religious studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 philosophy and religious studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 36% were men and 64% 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 SDSU since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

SDSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in philosophy and religious studies from SDSU. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from SDSU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

SDSU 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

Philosophy & Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	24
Religious Studies	12

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

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
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.