Religion/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 approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religion/Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Brown Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Brown Religion/Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Brown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religion/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 #30 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 Religion/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.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Brown are white. This is above average 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

Jewish Studies

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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