Other Religious Studies

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Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$11,564
growing 2.05%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$29,330
growing 6.65%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Religious Studies degree recipients are Blacksburg, VA, Mobile, AL, and Atlanta, GA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Religious Studies is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Religious Studies and the types of students that study this field. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University awards the most degrees in Other Religious Studies in the US, but Williamson Christian College and Beulah Heights University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies.

Tuition costs for Other Religious Studies majors are, on average, $11,564 for in-state public colleges, and $29,330 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Religious Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (25 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (61 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Religious Studies (2022)
  1. 14 degrees awarded
  2. 11 degrees awarded
  3. 10 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (61 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Religious Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$11,564
Median In-State Public
$29,330
Median Out of State Private

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most Other Religious Studies degree recipients, with 14 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Other Religious Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Williamson Christian College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies, with 47.4%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Religious Studies
  1. 14 degrees awarded
  2. 11 degrees awarded
  3. 10 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies by year.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Philosophy and Religious Studies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies (45 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Religious Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Religious Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Philosophy and Religious Studies.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Philosophy and Religious Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (53.9%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    45 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    11 degrees awarded
  3. Non-resident Alien
    8 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Religious Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    16 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    6 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Male
    5 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Religious Studies.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Religious Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Korea
    3,696 degree recipients
  2. India
    3,516 degree recipients
  3. Canada
    3,134 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Norway
    6.26 times more than expected
  2. Other Europe, not specified
    5.55 times more than expected
  3. Israel
    4.63 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Norway that hold Philosophy and Religious Studies degrees (6.26 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Korea (3,696 degree recipients).

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