Philosophy & Religious Studies at Eastern Michigan University

Every philosophy and religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy and religious studies program at Eastern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Eastern Michigan Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Eastern Michigan Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy and religious studies majors at Eastern Michigan University.

Eastern Michigan Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 philosophy and religious studies majors earned their master's degree from Eastern Michigan. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy and religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	5

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Philosophy and Religion Professors	780	$77,990

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.