Philosophy & Religious Studies at Sonoma State University

If you are interested in studying philosophy and religious studies, you may want to check out the program at Sonoma State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. Of the 2,038 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in 2021, 20 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.

SSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

SSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at SSU 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	382

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from SSU. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% 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 SSU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SSU 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 Sonoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	20

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Visual & Performing Arts
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 Sonoma 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 Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.