Philosophy & Religious Studies at St Lawrence University

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

St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and approximately 2,319 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.

St. Lawrence Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

St. Lawrence Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence

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

St. Lawrence Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 St. Lawrence since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at St. Lawrence are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 St Lawrence University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	11
Religious Studies	3

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 St Lawrence University.

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 Ross P. Robinson under License

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