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Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 57 philosophy and religious studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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.

UF 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

UF Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy and religious studies progam at UF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at UF 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
Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools 37

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

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy and religious studies, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies from UF in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% 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 UF since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at UF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 31
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UF Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
Of the 3 philosophy and religious studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UF, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from UF, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

UF also has a doctoral program available in philosophy and religious studies. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 50
Religious Studies 15

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Mathematical Science Professors 2,160 $73,990
Philosophy and Religion Professors 640 $86,410
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 270 $77,360
Mathematicians 90 $87,820

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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