Religious Studies at Bates College

Every religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the religion program at Bates College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876. In 2021, 2 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from Bates.

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.

Bates Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Bates Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how Bates performed in these rankings.

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 Bates 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 Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	319
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	380

Religion Student Demographics at Bates

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Bates College.

Bates Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from Bates in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in religion.

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

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

Related Majors

• Philosophy

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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Philosophy and Religion Professors	120	$82,740
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$79,080

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 N.Y. Walton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.