Religious Studies at Emory University

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Emory University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997. In 2021, 3 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from Emory.

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 Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Emory Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Emory compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at Emory 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
Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	116

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in religion from Emory. This is the #113 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 religion students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Emory, 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 Emory since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Emory are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Emory Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of religion master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Emory also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 17 students 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.