Philosophy & Religious Studies at St Olaf College

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

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,953.

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. Olaf Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

St. Olaf Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

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

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

St. Olaf Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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. Olaf since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at St. Olaf 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 St Olaf College with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
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 Olaf College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	23
Philosophy	13

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$80,870
Philosophy and Religion Professors	540	$74,360
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$86,000

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 Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

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