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Religious Studies at College of the Holy Cross

Religious Studies at College of the Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,970 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.

Holy Cross Religious Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Holy Cross Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Holy Cross 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.

Religion Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Holy Cross are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religion bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion concentations are available at College of the Holy Cross. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of the Holy Cross. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies 4
Catholic Studies 1

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Philosophy and Religion Professors 700 $84,290
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 470 $98,380

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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