Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,426 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Santa Cruz in 2021, 64 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.

UC Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy and religious studies programs across the country. The following shows how UC Santa Cruz performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at UC Santa Cruz 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	34
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	325

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #152 most popular school for philosophy and religious studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy and religious studies, making the school the #111 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from UC Santa Cruz. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. 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 Santa Cruz since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	24
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UC Santa Cruz Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in philosophy and religious studies from UC Santa Cruz. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 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 University of California - Santa Cruz 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in philosophy and religious studies. In 2021, 1 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 - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	67
Religious Studies	1

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 - Santa Cruz.

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 Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.