Religious Studies at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,080.

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.

Middle Tennessee State University Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Middle Tennessee State University Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Middle Tennessee State 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.

Religion Student Demographics at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Middle Tennessee State University since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Middle Tennessee State 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 19% 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 Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion concentations are available at Middle Tennessee State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Middle Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	8

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 TN, the home state for Middle Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Philosophy and Religion Professors	490	$75,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$76,650

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 MTSUGoRaidersGo under License

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