Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying philosophy and religious studies, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from UC Irvine.

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.

UC Irvine 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

UC Irvine Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at UC Irvine 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, 8 students received their master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies from UC Irvine. This makes it the #68 most popular school for philosophy and religious studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy and religious studies, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy and religious studies majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy and religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to 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 UC Irvine since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	21
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UC Irvine Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in philosophy and religious studies from UC Irvine in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the philosophy and religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in philosophy and religious studies. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of California - Irvine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	71
Religious Studies	3

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.