Philosophy & Religious Studies is a program of study at Western Michigan University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in philosophy and religious studies, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at WMU was ranked #171 on College Factual's Best Schools for philosophy and religious studies list. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for WMU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WMU paid an average of $630 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $504 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,094 | $15,118 |
Fees | $923 | $923 |
Books and Supplies | $987 | $987 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,567 | $10,567 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
Learn more about WMU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the WMU philosophy and religious studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WMU Online Learning page.
About 28.6% of the students who received their BA in philosophy and religious studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 35.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.3% of the philosophy and religious studies bachelor’s degrees at WMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Philosophy | 14 |
Religious Studies | 7 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.