Religious Education at George Fox University

If you are interested in studying religious education, you may want to check out the program at George Fox University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and approximately 4,106 students attend the school each year. Of the 651 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Fox University in 2021, 4 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.

GFU Religious Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Ed

GFU Religious Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religious ed progam at GFU 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 GFU 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	20
Most Popular Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
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Religious Ed Student Demographics at GFU

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

GFU Religious Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 religious ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from GFU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religious ed at GFU 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 George Fox 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Missionary Studies
• Biblical Studies
• Theological & Ministerial Studies
• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

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 OR, the home state for George Fox University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,750	$34,590
Philosophy and Religion Professors	310	$74,050

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 George Fox University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.