Philosophy & Religious Studies at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

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.

WMU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WMU does offer online courses in philosophy & religious studies for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WMU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy & religious studies master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy & religious studies master's degree from WMU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	7
Religious Studies	4

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Philosophy & Religious Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy & 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 Western 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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.