Philosophy & Religious Studies at Washburn University

Every philosophy & 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 & religious studies program at Washburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and approximately 5,880 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.

Washburn University Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Washburn University Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Washburn University 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 Washburn University

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

Washburn University Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 Washburn University since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Washburn University are white. This is typical 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 Washburn University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy & religious studies concentations are available at Washburn University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washburn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	6

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 KS, the home state for Washburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Mathematical Science Professors	470	$71,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors	300	$72,710
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	110	$78,350

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 Marion Doss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.