Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of San Diego

Every philosophy and religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy and religious studies program at University of San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861. Of the 1,672 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of San Diego in 2021, 25 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.

USD Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

USD Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 USD 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 Focused Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools	416

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies from USD in 2021, 32% were men and 68% 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 USD since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 San Diego with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USD also has a doctoral program available in philosophy and religious studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy and religious studies concentations are available at University of San Diego. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	20
Religious Studies	5

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 San Diego.

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 Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.