Bachelor's+11% vs national median138 grads tracked
Philosophy and Religious Studies at University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Ranked 38th of 188 bachelor's programs in Philosophy and Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,341
middle 50%: $24,291 – $51,078
Median · 5 years out
$57,805
middle 50%: $40,427 – $85,664
Median · 10 years out
$89,645
middle 50%: $58,363 – $137,942
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 from UMass Amherst earn $37k initially. By year ten, median salaries hit $90k.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,673 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$59,046 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$58,476 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$58,440 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$58,275 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$57,248 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$57,042 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$220,712 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$188,260 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$161,437 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$159,257 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$142,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$140,852 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$128,416 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$127,794 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$120,903 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$117,489 · 5 yrs out