Philosophy & Religious Studies at Athens State University

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

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and has a total student population of 2,867.

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.

Athens State University Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Athens State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Athens State University offers distance education options for philosophy & religious studies at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Athens State University Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Athens State University

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

Athens State University Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy & religious studies master's degree from Athens State University, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy & religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Athens State University with a master's in philosophy & religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	6

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Mathematical Science Professors	670	$66,350
Philosophy and Religion Professors	220	$63,930
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140

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 Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.