Philosophy & Religious Studies at Oklahoma Baptist University

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

OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and approximately 1,763 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

OBU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Online Classes Are Available at OBU

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? OBU offers distance education options for philosophy and religious studies at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

OBU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at OBU

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

OBU Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in philosophy and religious studies from OBU. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

Of the students who received a philosophy and religious studies master's degree from OBU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy and religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Oklahoma Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	12

Related Majors

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Mathematical Science Professors	510	$59,940
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$116,160
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$55,390

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 Gigrantula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.