Philosophy & Religious Studies at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 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.

Wake Forest University Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Wake Forest University Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 philosophy and religious studies majors earned their master's degree from Wake Forest University. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the philosophy and religious studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Wake Forest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Studies	4

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,870	$74,330
Philosophy and Religion Professors	740	$81,680
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$82,580

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.