Bachelor's+15% vs national median241 grads tracked
Philosophy and Religious Studies at Texas A&M University
Ranked 28th of 188 bachelor's programs in Philosophy and Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,314
middle 50%: $25,003 – $51,672
Median · 5 years out
$59,682
middle 50%: $41,469 – $86,016
Median · 10 years out
$81,200
middle 50%: $58,820 – $112,495
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 at Texas A&M University start with a $36k median salary. Earnings rise to $60k by year five and $81k by year ten.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,671 total interest
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$61,580 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$60,947 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$60,144 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$59,229 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$59,162 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
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
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