Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of the West

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy and religious studies school? To help you decide if University of the West is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy and religious studies program.

UWest is located in Rosemead, California and approximately 238 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UWest Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UWest Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy and religious studies, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at UWest

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

UWest Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

The philosophy and religious studies program at UWest awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

In the philosophy and religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 56% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	6

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations

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 CA, the home state for University of the West.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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 Danmichaelo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.