Religious Studies at Claremont Graduate University

If you are interested in studying religious studies, you may want to check out the program at Claremont Graduate University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Claremont Graduate University is located in Claremont, California and approximately 1,949 students attend the school each year.

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.

Claremont Graduate University Religious Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Religion

Claremont Graduate University Religious Studies Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Claremont Graduate University

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

Claremont Graduate University Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of religion master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion concentations are available at Claremont Graduate University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Claremont Graduate University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	14

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 CA, the home state for Claremont Graduate University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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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