Philosophy & Religious Studies at Whitman College

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

Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and has a total student population of 1,360.

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.

Whitman Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Whitman Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Whitman 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 Whitman

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

Whitman Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Whitman since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies at Whitman are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	6
Religious Studies	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 WA, the home state for Whitman College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Mathematical Science Professors	1,010	$75,020
Philosophy and Religion Professors	390	$73,820
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	180	$75,940

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 Adamsofen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.