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Religious Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Religious Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

If you are interested in studying religious studies, you may want to check out the program at Arizona State University - Tempe. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795. Of the 14,829 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University - Tempe in 2021, 8 of them were religious studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

ASU - Tempe Religious Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Religion (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
  • Master’s Degree in Religion
  • Doctorate Degree in Religion

ASU - Tempe Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at ASU - Tempe compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at ASU - Tempe is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Religious Studies Basic Certificate Schools 4
Best Religious Studies Schools 20
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools 436

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in religion from ASU - Tempe. This makes it the #89 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of ASU - Tempe Religion Graduates

The median salary of religion students who receive their bachelor's degree at ASU - Tempe is $32,014. This is 14% higher than $28,029, which is the national average for all religion bachelor's degree recipients.

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Religion Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Arizona State University - Tempe.

ASU - Tempe Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in religion from ASU - Tempe. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at ASU - Tempe since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at ASU - Tempe are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religion bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a bachelor's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

ASU - Tempe Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
Of the 2 religion students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ASU - Tempe, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a religion master's degree from ASU - Tempe, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a master's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

ASU - Tempe also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Religion Grads May Go Into

A degree in religion can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 260 $75,240
Philosophy and Religion Professors 170 $84,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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