Religious Education at Liberty University

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 93,349.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Education section at the bottom of this page.

Liberty University Religious Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Religious Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Religious Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Liberty University offers distance education options for religious ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Liberty University Religious Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in religious ed, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religious Ed Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Religious Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in religious ed from Liberty University. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

In the religious ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
• Sacred Music
• Biblical Studies
• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Religious Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in religious ed 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
Religious Activities and Education Directors	520	$53,240

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.