Philosophy & religion at Penn
Penn graduates about 183 philosophy & religion majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 98 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $107,000 four years out, 1.97× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Penn
Where philosophy & religion happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Walnut Street West, Saint Mary's Church, W. W. Hagerty Library, Van Pelt Library.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.
Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking
Other strong majors at Penn
- Economics 96 · #7
- Neuroscience 96 · #4
- Political science & IR 96 · #5
- Physics & astronomy 96 · #8
- Languages 95 · #9
- Computer science 94 · #19
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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.