Religious Studies at Colgate University

Every religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the religion program at Colgate University stacks up to those at other schools.

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and has a total student population of 3,054. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Colgate.

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.

Colgate Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Colgate Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how Colgate performed in these rankings.

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 Colgate 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 Schools	88
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	126
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	133

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religion from Colgate. This is the #142 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at Colgate

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

Colgate Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in religion from Colgate. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Colgate since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Colgate are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Colgate 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 NY, the home state for Colgate University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.