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Philosophy & Religious Studies at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Virginia Tech.

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.

Virginia Tech Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy and religious studies major at Virginia Tech 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #79 most popular school for philosophy and religious studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% 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 Virginia Tech since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies at Virginia Tech are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in philosophy and religious studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 28
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Virginia Tech Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

14% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from Virginia Tech, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy and religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Virginia Tech 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

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 Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 38
Religious Studies 18

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Mathematical Science Professors 2,030 $68,640
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors 830 $72,280
Mathematicians 440 $121,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 260 $76,950

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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