Religious Education at Benedictine College

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

Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and approximately 2,217 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 religious ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Benedictine College.

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

Benedictine College Religious Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Ed

Benedictine College Religious Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religious ed programs across the country. The following shows how Benedictine College performed in these rankings.

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 religious ed major at Benedictine College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious Education. 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
	11
Best Religious Education Schools	17
	17
Most Popular Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Religious Education Schools	29
Most Popular Religious Education Schools	40

Religious Ed Student Demographics at Benedictine College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religious ed majors at Benedictine College.

Benedictine College Religious Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in religious ed from Benedictine College. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religious ed at Benedictine College are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religious ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Benedictine College with a bachelor's in religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Benedictine College also has a doctoral program available in religious ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Religious Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in religious ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for Benedictine College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Philosophy and Religion Professors	300	$72,710
Religious Activities and Education Directors	60	$50,990

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 Bcprva under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.