Religious Education at Columbia International University

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

CIU is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 2,098 students attend the school each year. Of the 185 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia International University in 2021, 3 of them were religious education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Education section at the bottom of this page.

CIU Religious Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Ed

CIU Religious Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religious ed progam at CIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religious ed major at CIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious Education. 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 Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Religious Education Schools	29
Most Focused Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Religious Education Schools	58

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religious ed from CIU. This is the #49 most popular school for religious ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religious Ed Student Demographics at CIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religious ed majors at Columbia International University.

CIU Religious Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Religious Education from CIU in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religious ed at CIU 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 Columbia International University with a bachelor's in religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Sacred Music
• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
• Missionary Studies
• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Religious Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in religious ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Columbia International University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Philosophy and Religion Professors	270	$68,370
Religious Activities and Education Directors	60	$68,540

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.