Philosophy & Religious Studies at The New School

If you plan to study philosophy and 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. Of the 1,469 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The New School in 2021, 11 of them were philosophy and religious studies majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

New School University Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy and 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.

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies from New School University. This makes it the #21 most popular school for philosophy and religious studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy and 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 and religious studies majors at The New School.

New School University Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies from New School University in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical philosophy and religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at New School University since its program graduates 45% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy and 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 and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

New School University Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in philosophy and religious studies from New School University. About 5% of these graduates were women and the other 95% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New School University also has a doctoral program available in philosophy and religious studies. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy and 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

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts

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 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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.