Religious Studies at Emory and Henry College

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 Emory and Henry College stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory & Henry College is located in Emory, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,230. Of the 262 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Emory and Henry College in 2021, 4 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.

Emory & Henry College Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Emory & Henry College Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how Emory & Henry College 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 Emory & Henry College 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	106
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	158
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	274

Religion Student Demographics at Emory & Henry College

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

Emory & Henry College Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 religion majors earned their bachelor's degree from Emory & Henry College. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Emory & Henry College since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Emory & Henry College are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Emory and Henry College with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Emory & Henry College 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 VA, the home state for Emory and Henry College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Jediah999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.