Philosophy & Religious Studies at The New School

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

New School University is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,047 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.

New School University Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

New School University Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at New School University 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy & religious studies, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at New School University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy & religious studies majors at The New School.

New School University Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% 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 New School University since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 The New School with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

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

New School University Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

32% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy & religious studies concentations are available at The New School. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The New School. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	38

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 The New School.

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
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