Religious Studies

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
3,626
declining 5.38%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$8,934
growing 2.87%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$37,633
growing 1.5%
Average Wage
$90,652
growing 5.54%
People in Workforce
351,239
growing 2.37%
Average Employee Age
44.8
growing 0.0468%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Religious Studies degree recipients are Lynchburg, VA, New York, NY, and University of Virginia, VA. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Religious Studies degree recipients are Ambridge, PA, Lima, NY, and Crawfordsville, IN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Religious Studies is a bachelors degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Religious Studies and the types of students that study this field. Liberty University awards the most degrees in Religious Studies in the US, but Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (190080) and Hartford Seminary have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Religious Studies.

Tuition costs for Religious Studies majors are, on average, $8,934 for in-state public colleges, and $37,633 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Religious Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (464 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (2,628 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Religious Studies

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Religious Studies, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (2,628 completions in 2021).

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

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,934
Median In-State Public
$37,633
Median Out of State Private

Liberty University has the most Religious Studies degree recipients, with 778 degrees awarded in 2021.

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

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Religious Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (190080) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Religious Studies, with 81.8%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Religious Studies

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Religious Studies.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. majors is $90,652 and the most common occupations are Clergy, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Postsecondary teachers.

The industry that employs the most PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. majors is Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$90,652
Average Wage in Workforce
± $4,356
5.54%
1 Year Growth
± 6.5%

The average salary for PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. majors is $90,652 and the most common occupations are Clergy, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Postsecondary teachers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. majors.

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Most Common

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. majors working as Clergy, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Directors, religious activities & education.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. majors are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Aerospace engineers.

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Occupations by Share

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351,239
2021 Workforce
± 14,533
2.37%
1 Year Growth
± 5.75%

The number of PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.37%, from 343,099 in 2020 to 351,239 in 2021.

The largest single share of PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. graduates go on to work as Clergy (9.78%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Religious Studies is from the 2 Digit Course PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES..
351,239
2021 Workforce
± 14,533
2.37%
1 Year Growth
± 5.75%

The number of PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.37%, from 343,099 in 2020 to 351,239 in 2021.

The industry which employs the most PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. graduates by share is Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, followed by Religious organizations. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES..

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Religious Studies is from the 2 Digit Course PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES..

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. is 44.8.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male 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. (2,258 students).

Workforce Age

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44.8
Average Age in 2021
± 0.584 Years
0.0468%
1 Year Change
± 1.87%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.. The most common ages of employees with this major are 31 and 37 years old, which represent 3.11% and 3.02% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Religious Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course 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

Male (51%)
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
    2,258 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    337 degrees awarded
  3. Unknown
    322 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in 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
    936 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    866 degrees awarded
  3. Unknown Male
    152 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in 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 Religious Studies is from the 2 Digit Course PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES..
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Korea
    3,431 degree recipients
  2. Canada
    3,276 degree recipients
  3. India
    3,211 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Uganda
    5.61 times more than expected
  2. Other Europe, not specified
    5.58 times more than expected
  3. Sri Lanka
    4.41 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Uganda that hold PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. degrees (5.61 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 (3,431 degree recipients).

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Religious Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Religious Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Religious Studies majors need more than the average amount of Learning Strategies, Writing, Instructing, Systems Evaluation, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Systems Analysis, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Programming, Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Technology Design, Operations Analysis, Time Management, Negotiation, Management of Material Resources, Mathematics, Operation Monitoring, Science, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Equipment Selection, Installation, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Religious Studies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Learning Strategies is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Coordination, Service Orientation, Time Management, Persuasion, Management of Personnel Resources, Negotiation, Operations Analysis, Mathematics, Science, Management of Material Resources, Programming, Technology Design, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Equipment Selection, Installation, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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