Philosophy & Religious Studies at Georgia State University

If you plan to study philosophy and religious studies, take a look at what Georgia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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.

Georgia State Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Georgia State Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in philosophy and religious studies from Georgia State. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from Georgia State, 58% were white. This is below 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 21% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	20
Religious Studies	4

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$76,640
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.