Bachelor's-5% vs national median213 grads tracked
Philosophy and Religious Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Ranked 114th of 188 bachelor's programs in Philosophy and Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,582
middle 50%: $25,141 – $49,627
Median · 5 years out
$49,399
middle 50%: $35,986 – $66,819
Median · 10 years out
$70,769
middle 50%: $49,703 – $96,791
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Philosophy and Religious Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Philosophy and Religious Studies graduates earn a median of $37k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $71k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,699 total interest
Same major at other universities
Wheaton College
$49,731 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$49,703 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$49,703 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$49,561 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$49,338 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$49,308 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$49,223 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
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$175,270 · 5 yrs out
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$174,318 · 5 yrs out
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