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Philosophy & religion at Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College graduates about 19 philosophy & religion majors a year. That puts it 269th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally.

54/100Solid#269 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year19under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$68,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$932Ka year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school

Around Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
2016 Brooklyn College Roosevelt HallPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hammarskjold sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, taken outside James Hall at Brooklyn C
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Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
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Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
2016 Brooklyn College LibraryPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Brooklyn College Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Houghton University 55
  2. CUNY–City College 55
  3. Stetson University 55
  4. Gordon College 54
  5. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 54
  6. Howard University 54
  7. St. John Fisher University 54
  8. Anderson University (South Carolina) 53

Other strong majors at Brooklyn College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brooklyn College with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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