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Bachelor's · Philosophy and Religious Studies

Philosophy (Bachelor's): earnings by school

114 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$38,197
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$56,848
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$18,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 86 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $49,583 and $64,098. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Pennsylvania PA$82,195$107,454$17,750
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$29,855$98,592—
Boston College MA$58,101$97,519$19,000
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$35,803$78,041—
University of Notre Dame IN$75,466—$15,000
William & Mary VA—$75,423$18,000
Fordham University NY$37,710$74,507$21,500
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$38,395$71,796$11,349
The University of Texas at Austin TX—$71,790$18,500
University of Chicago IL$80,705$71,709—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$43,620$70,709$10,100
Seton Hall University NJ$42,228$70,628$20,018
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA—$68,629—
Boston University MA$43,896$68,026$16,750
CUNY Brooklyn College NY—$67,948—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$47,723$67,293$15,875
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$39,593$65,675$26,000
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$39,593$65,675$26,000
Bentley University MA$65,581——
California State University-Sacramento CA$43,814$65,115—
George Washington University DC$41,466$64,898—
University of Maryland-College Park MD$37,367$64,846$14,724
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$33,002$64,402$19,750
American Public University System WV$76,837$64,098—
University of Scranton PA$29,514$63,410$27,000
University of California-Berkeley CA$37,999$63,326$12,208
University of California-Los Angeles CA$32,660$61,754$11,020
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$46,234$61,595$12,775
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$46,234$61,595$12,775
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$41,092$61,186$19,500
Loyola University Chicago IL$19,393$60,571$23,000
Georgia State University GA—$60,009$19,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$42,728$59,935$16,162
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$42,728$59,935$16,162
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$31,244$59,640—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$41,231$59,370$20,500
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN—$59,329—
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$41,324$58,891$19,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$41,324$58,891$19,500
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$41,324$58,891$19,500
University of Oregon OR$26,995$58,635—
University of California-Davis CA$32,373$58,633$15,400
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC—$58,285—
West Virginia University WV—$57,041—
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$49,361$56,885$16,000
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN—$56,812—
University of Iowa IA$39,032$56,786—
Emory University GA$56,363—$13,500
University of Houston TX—$55,875$19,570
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH—$55,823$20,000
University of Arizona AZ$44,696$55,804$23,246
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$43,347$54,868$23,111
Texas A&M University-College Station TX—$54,822—
San Diego State University CA—$53,390—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$40,389$53,189$17,500
California State University-Los Angeles CA—$53,127—
University of Florida FL$24,850$52,656—
New York University NY—$52,633—
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA—$52,436$20,557
St. John's University-New York NY—$52,006—
University of Southern California CA$52,079$51,831$18,250
CUNY City College NY$51,499——
University of California-Riverside CA$32,349$51,402$16,660
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$33,889$51,398$15,000
Southern Methodist University TX$51,080—$20,500
Texas State University TX$26,202$50,768$25,250
Brandeis University MA$50,517——
Portland State University OR—$50,191$15,144
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA—$50,016—
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$29,425$49,909$20,250
CUNY Hunter College NY$37,527$49,583—
University of South Florida FL$19,907$49,561—
Utah Valley University UT$41,888$49,403—
The Catholic University of America DC—$49,378$23,000
California State University-Long Beach CA$40,209$49,062$14,958
California State University-Northridge CA$31,758$48,566—
Temple University PA$29,390$47,414$26,000
Florida State University FL—$47,153$16,137
Sonoma State University CA$46,650—$13,250
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$36,899$46,067—
California State University-Fullerton CA$34,825$44,533—
University of Louisville KY—$44,329—
CUNY Lehman College NY$41,035$43,165—
Florida International University FL$37,131$43,085—
San Francisco State University CA$41,164$42,993$16,152
California State University-Fresno CA—$42,337—
University of St Thomas MN$35,672$41,209$21,795
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$41,023—$19,535
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$40,662——
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$55,549$40,284—
Wheaton College IL—$40,076$24,948
University of Colorado Boulder CO$40,014—$16,125
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI$34,241$39,532—
Syracuse University NY$39,313—$21,500
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$38,595—$13,750
University of Delaware DE$37,919——
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$37,416—$20,500
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$37,146—$22,313
University of Utah UT$36,298——
Washington State University WA$35,222——
The University of Tampa FL$34,693——
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$34,473$34,482—
Dartmouth College NH$34,177——
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$34,967$33,457$14,625
Western Washington University WA$32,031——
Franciscan University of Steubenville OH$28,723$31,906$21,500
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$31,196——
University of Georgia GA$30,702—$18,145
University of Memphis TN$30,367——
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$30,292——
University of Central Florida FL$29,659—$19,190
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$28,961——
University of California-San Diego CA$27,655—$10,960
University of California-Irvine CA$25,468—$14,800