Philosophy & Religious Studies at The General Theological Seminary

Every philosophy and religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy and religious studies program at The General Theological Seminary stacks up to those at other schools.

GTS is located in New York, New York and approximately 56 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.

GTS Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

GTS Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

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Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at GTS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy and religious studies majors at The General Theological Seminary.

GTS Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in philosophy and religious studies from GTS. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from GTS, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The General Theological Seminary. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	7

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations

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 NY, the home state for The General Theological Seminary.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.