Religious Studies at Georgia State University

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 Georgia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Georgia State.

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.

Georgia State Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Georgia State 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 Georgia State 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
	57

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in religion from Georgia State. This makes it the #56 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 religion majors earned their bachelor's degree from Georgia State. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 76% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Georgia State Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in religion from Georgia State. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 62% better than the national average.*

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

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

Georgia State 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State 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 Jayingram11 under License

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