Religious Studies at Belmont University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if Belmont University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 8,204.

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.

Belmont Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Belmont Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Belmont 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.

Religion Student Demographics at Belmont

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

Belmont Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Belmont since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Belmont are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Belmont University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Belmont University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	3
Other Religion/Religious Studies	3

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 TN, the home state for Belmont University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Philosophy and Religion Professors	490	$75,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$76,650

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
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