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Religious Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

Religious Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Indiana University - Bloomington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 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.

IU Bloomington Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at IU Bloomington 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

IU Bloomington Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of religion master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a religion master's degree from IU Bloomington, 75% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

If you plan to be a religion major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies 12
Jewish Studies 6

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Philosophy and Religion Professors 330 $77,870
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 60 $79,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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