Religious Studies at Hannibal - LaGrange University

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if Hannibal - LaGrange University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

HLGU is located in Hannibal, Missouri and approximately 739 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from HLGU.

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.

HLGU Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

HLGU Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at HLGU 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 religion major at HLGU 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
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	71
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	199

Religion Student Demographics at HLGU

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

HLGU Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 religion majors earned their bachelor's degree from HLGU. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at HLGU 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 Hannibal - LaGrange University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 MO, the home state for Hannibal - LaGrange University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$72,220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$70,560

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.