Religious Studies at Liberty University

If you are interested in studying religious studies, you may want to check out the program at Liberty University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,381 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University in 2021, 719 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.

Liberty University Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Liberty University does offer online education options in religion for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Liberty University Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Liberty University 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 Liberty University 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
	5
Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	13

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in religion from Liberty University. This makes it the #89 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Liberty University Religion Graduates

The median salary of religion students who receive their bachelor's degree at Liberty University is $35,680. This is 27% higher than $28,029, which is the national average for all religion bachelor's degree recipients.

Religion Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Religious Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of religion associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in religion only graduates about 34% women each year. The program at Liberty University may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Liberty University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in religion graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Liberty University Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 719 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in religion from Liberty University. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Liberty University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Liberty University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	389
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	205

Liberty University Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in religion from Liberty University in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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

Liberty University also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 8 students 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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.