Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,999 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.

University of Portland Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

University of Portland Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at University of Portland 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.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% 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 University of Portland since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at University of Portland are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 University of Portland with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

If you plan to be a philosophy & religious studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Portland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	6

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature

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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Mathematical Science Professors	700	$92,210
Philosophy and Religion Professors	310	$74,050
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$80,490

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.