Religious Studies at Bethel University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Bethel is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and approximately 4,001 students attend the school each year.

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.

Bethel Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Bethel Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Bethel 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 Bethel

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

Bethel Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Bethel since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Bethel are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Bethel University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion concentations are available at Bethel University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bethel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Christian Studies	2

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 Bethel 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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