Philosophy & Religious Studies at Texas State University

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study philosophy & religious studies, take a look at what Texas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 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.

Texas State Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Texas State Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Texas State 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 Texas State

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

Texas State Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Texas State since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Texas State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas State Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

38% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy & religious studies master's degree from Texas State, 62% 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 31% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

Philosophy & Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	36
Religious Studies	1

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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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