Other Philosophy & Religious Studies

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2022

219

declining 23.2%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,992

growing 0.884%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$32,217

growing 1.48%

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Philosophy and Religious Studies Other Philosophy & Religious Studies

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Philosophy & Religious Studies and the types of students that study this field. Biola University awards the most degrees in Other Philosophy & Religious Studies in the US.

Tuition costs for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies majors are, on average, $7,992 for in-state public colleges, and $32,217 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Philosophy & Religious Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (48 total). N/A

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Philosophy & Religious Studies (2022)

Biola University
34 degrees awarded
University of Mary Washington
26 degrees awarded
California Institute of Integral Studies
24 degrees awarded

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Philosophy & Religious Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,992

Median In-State Public

$32,217

Median Out of State Private

Biola University has the most Other Philosophy & Religious Studies degree recipients, with 34 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Philosophy & Religious Studies.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies in the United States.

N/A Male employees are more likely to hold Philosophy and Religious Studies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies (150 students).

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Philosophy & Religious Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Philosophy and Religious Studies.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Philosophy and Religious Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (59.8%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Philosophy & Religious Studies.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
150 degrees awarded
Black or African American
19 degrees awarded
Asian
11 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Philosophy & Religious Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
53 degrees awarded
White Female
38 degrees awarded
Black or African American Male
10 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Philosophy & Religious Studies.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Philosophy & Religious Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Korea
3,696 degree recipients
India
3,516 degree recipients
Canada
3,134 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Norway
6.26 times more than expected
Other Europe, not specified
5.55 times more than expected
Israel
4.63 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Norway that hold Philosophy and Religious Studies degrees (6.26 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Korea (3,696 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Philosophy & Religious Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Philosophy & Religious Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Philosophy & Religious Studies majors need more than the average amount of N/A.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of N/A is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.