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Bachelor's-1% vs national median54 grads tracked

Philosophy and Religious Studies at Sweet Briar College

Ranked 87th of 188 bachelor's programs in Philosophy and Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,666
middle 50%: $25,504 – $46,093
Median · 5 years out
$51,694
middle 50%: $35,700 – $82,929
Median · 10 years out
$60,095
middle 50%: $41,019 – $121,240

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

Graduates of Sweet Briar College's bachelor's program in Philosophy and Religious Studies earn a median $33,666 one year after graduating, rising to $60,095 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $52,003 for this field, ranking 87th of 188 reporting programs.

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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,956 total interest

Same major at other universities

Furman University
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$52,207 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$52,071 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$52,003 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$51,737 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$51,666 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$51,591 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$51,480 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sweet Briar College

Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$59,691 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Sociology (Bachelor's)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out

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