Religious Studies at Colby College

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155. Of the 711 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colby College in 2,021, 1 of them were religious studies majors.

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.

Colby Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Colby Religious Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at Colby 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 Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	353
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	440

Religion Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Philosophy and Religion Professors	120	$82,740
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$79,080

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 Nickline4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.