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Philosophy & religion at Illinois

Illinois graduates about 22 philosophy & religion majors a year. That puts it 109th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $34,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.63×). Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#109 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year22under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$34,0000.63× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1510whole school

Around Illinois

Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum gate, Urbana, IL
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States
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Urbana, IL Farm House ** (added 1989 - Building - #89001728) Also known as Mumfo
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Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Grainger Engineering Library, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Music and Performing Arts Library, Wesley United Methodist Church, Wesley Campus Ministries, Main Library, Funk Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 144 · Student housing 84 · Dorm 45 · Athletics 22 · Arts 9 · Dining 6.

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Clemson University 73
  2. Biola University 72
  3. Indiana University–Bloomington 72
  4. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 72
  5. St. Lawrence University 72
  6. University of Arizona 71
  7. Texas A&M University 71
  8. Brigham Young University 71

Other strong majors at Illinois

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois 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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