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Religious Studies at Brown University

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Religious Studies at Brown University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Brown.

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
  • Master’s Degree in Religion
  • Doctorate Degree in Religion

Brown Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Brown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in religion from Brown. This makes it the #89 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

64% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in religion from Brown. About 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Brown University with a bachelor's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Brown Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in religion from Brown. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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

Brown also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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