by our College Data Analytics TeamPhilosophy & Religious Studies is a program of study at Rice University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in philosophy and religious studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Rice paid an average of $2,380 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,306 | $47,306 |
| Fees | $607 | $607 |
Rice does not offer an online option for its philosophy and religious studies master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rice Online Learning page.
About 28.6% of the students who received their MA in philosophy and religious studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 28.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies at Rice in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | 4 |
| Religious Studies | 10 |
*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.
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