Philosophy & Religious Studies at Skidmore College

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

Skidmore is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 2,582 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.

Skidmore Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Skidmore Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Skidmore 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 Skidmore

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

Skidmore Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% 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 Skidmore since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Skidmore are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy & religious studies concentations are available at Skidmore College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Skidmore College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	8
Religious Studies	4

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 NY, the home state for Skidmore College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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 Peter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.