Religious Studies at Athens State University

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Athens State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and has a total student population of 2,867. Of the 724 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Athens State University in 2021, 7 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.

Athens State University Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
• Master’s Degree in Religion

Online Classes Are Available at Athens State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Athens State University offers distance education options for religion at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Athens State University Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Athens State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at Athens State University 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 Online Religious Studies Schools	10
Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	40
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	81
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	110

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in religion from Athens State University. This makes it the #44 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at Athens State University

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

Athens State University Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in religion from Athens State University. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Athens State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Athens State University Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in religion from Athens State University. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Athens State University, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Athens State University also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Philosophy and Religion Professors	220	$63,930

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.