Religious Studies at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 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.

Harvard Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Harvard Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Harvard 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 46% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Harvard Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of religion master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	34

Related Majors

• General Philosophy & Religious Studies
• 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Elisa.rolle under License

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