Religious Studies at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836.

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.

FIU Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

FIU Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at FIU 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 FIU

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

FIU Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FIU Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of religion master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida International University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	13

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Philosophy and Religion Professors	640	$86,410
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	270	$77,360

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 Comayagua99 under License

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