Religious Studies at Brown University

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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.

Brown Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Brown Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Brown 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 48% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Brown are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Brown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	16
Jewish Studies	2

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Philosophy and Religion Professors	130	$105,620

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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