Philosophy & Religious Studies at Stanford University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 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.

Stanford Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies
Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Stanford Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Stanford 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy & religious studies, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Stanford since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Stanford Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy & religious studies master's degree from Stanford, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy & religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	33
Religious Studies	5
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	3

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 CA, the home state for Stanford 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
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