Other Religious Studies
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Religious Studies degree recipients are Blacksburg, VA, Mobile, AL, and Atlanta, GA. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Religious Studies degree recipients are Franklin, TN, Rosemead, CA, and Hazelwood, MO. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Religious Studies is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Religious Studies and the types of students that study this field. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University awards the most degrees in Other Religious Studies in the US, but Williamson Christian College and Beulah Heights University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies.
Tuition costs for Other Religious Studies majors are, on average, $11,271 for in-state public colleges, and $29,330 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Religious Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (25 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (61 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (61 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Religious Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most Other Religious Studies degree recipients, with 14 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Religious Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Williamson Christian College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies, with 47.4%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other Religious Studies.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Philosophy and Religious Studies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Philosophy and Religious Studies majors is $99,563 and the most common occupations are Clergy, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Postsecondary teachers.
The industry that employs the most Philosophy and Religious Studies majors is Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.
The average salary for Philosophy and Religious Studies majors is $99,563 and the most common occupations are Clergy, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Postsecondary teachers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Philosophy and Religious Studies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Philosophy and Religious Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Philosophy and Religious Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Philosophy and Religious Studies majors, by number of employees, are Clergy, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Postsecondary teachers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Philosophy and Religious Studies majors working as Clergy, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Directors, religious activities & education.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Philosophy and Religious Studies majors are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Surgeons, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.
The number of Philosophy and Religious Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.18%, from 352,113 in 2021 to 359,792 in 2022.
The largest single share of Philosophy and Religious Studies graduates go on to work as Clergy (9.56%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Philosophy and Religious Studies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Philosophy and Religious Studies majors, by number of employees, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Religious organizations, and Elementary & secondary schools.
The highest paying industries of Philosophy and Religious Studies majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The number of Philosophy and Religious Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.18%, from 352,113 in 2021 to 359,792 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Philosophy and Religious Studies graduates by share is Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, followed by Religious organizations. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Philosophy and Religious Studies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Philosophy and Religious Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Philosophy and Religious Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies is 44.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female 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 (45 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 36 and 37 years old, which represent 3.13% and 3.13% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Religious Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Philosophy and Religious Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Religious Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Religious Studies.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
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).
