Religious Studies at George Mason University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year.

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.

GMU Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

GMU Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at GMU 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 GMU

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

GMU Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at GMU 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 Mason University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion concentations are available at George Mason University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	3

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 George Mason University.

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
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