Philosophy & Religious Studies at Shenandoah University

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

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and approximately 4,174 students attend the school each year. Of the 567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shenandoah University in 2021, 2 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.

Shenandoah Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Shenandoah Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy and religious studies programs across the country. The following shows how Shenandoah performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Shenandoah 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 Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	925

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Shenandoah

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

Shenandoah Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Shenandoah. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men. The typical philosophy and religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Shenandoah since its program graduates 63% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Shenandoah 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

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 Shenandoah University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	2

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 VA, the home state for Shenandoah University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Mathematical Science Professors	2,030	$68,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Mathematicians	440	$121,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.