Religious Education at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you are interested in studying religious education, you may want to check out the program at Brigham Young University - Provo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year.

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.

BYU Religious Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Religious Ed

BYU Religious Education Rankings

Religious Ed Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religious ed majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Religious Education Master’s Program

38% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of religious ed master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a religious ed master's degree from BYU, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Religious Education

If you plan to be a religious ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Education	10

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Philosophy and Religion Professors	180	$88,740

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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