Philosophy & Religious Studies at Willamette University

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

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 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.

Willamette Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Willamette Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at Willamette 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 Willamette

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

Willamette Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies.

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

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 Willamette University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	7
Religious Studies	1

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Mathematical Science Professors	700	$92,210
Philosophy and Religion Professors	310	$74,050
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$80,490

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 Cacophony under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.