Religious Studies at Carson - Newman University

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

Carson - Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,911. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Carson - Newman.

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.

Carson - Newman Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Carson - Newman Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 Carson - Newman 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
Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44

Earnings of Carson - Newman Religion Graduates

The median salary of religion students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carson - Newman is $26,872. This is less than $28,029, which is the national average of all religion majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Religion Student Demographics at Carson - Newman

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

Carson - Newman Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies from Carson - Newman in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Carson - Newman since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Carson - Newman 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 Carson - Newman University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Carson - Newman also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Carson - Newman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Philosophy and Religion Professors	490	$75,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$76,650

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 Polly clip under License

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