Religious Studies at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. Of the 4,788 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 2,021, 1 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.

Boston U Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
• Doctorate Degree in Religion

Boston U Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how Boston U 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 Boston U 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	26

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religion from Boston U. This is the #142 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 religion major earned their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

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

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

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 6 students 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.