Philosophy & Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received their master's degree in philosophy and religious studies.

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.

Columbia Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Columbia Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy and religious studies, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy and religious studies majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 28 philosophy and religious studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

In the philosophy and religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in philosophy and religious studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

If you plan to be a philosophy and religious studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	27
Philosophy	26

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That Philosophy & Religious Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy and 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.