Religious Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University

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

IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,108. Of the 704 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2,021, 1 of them were religious studies majors.

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.

IWU Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

IWU Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at IWU 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 IWU 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 Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	240
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	377
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382

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

Religion Student Demographics at IWU

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

IWU Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 religion major earned their bachelor's degree from IWU.

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

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

IWU Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in religion from IWU in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from IWU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Other Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 Wesleyan University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Manutdglory under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.