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Religion/Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

Religion/Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

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

Columbia Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
  • Master’s Degree in Religion

Columbia Religion/Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religion/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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Columbia 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 University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Columbia Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Program

63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of religion master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors 3,530 $80,480

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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