Bachelor's+21% vs national median739 grads tracked
Philosophy and Religious Studies at University of Texas at Austin
Ranked 19th of 188 bachelor's programs in Philosophy and Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,219
middle 50%: $27,275 – $59,325
Median · 5 years out
$62,971
middle 50%: $42,392 – $93,686
Median · 10 years out
$87,648
middle 50%: $58,093 – $138,073
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 & Religious Studies bachelor at the University of Texas at Austin starts with $41k, growing to $63k by year five. Ranked 19th of 188 peers, the program tracks 739 graduates.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,895 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Richmond
$63,769 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$63,305 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$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
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