Philosophy & Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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.

Vanderbilt Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies
Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Vanderbilt Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Vanderbilt 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy & religious studies, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

39% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% 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 Vanderbilt since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Vanderbilt are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Vanderbilt Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

67% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the philosophy & religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 61% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	35
Religious Studies	16

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Mathematical Science Professors	1,090	$56,790
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Philosophy and Religion Professors	490	$75,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$76,650

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
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