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. In 2021, 8 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in religion from Middle Tennessee State University. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Middle Tennessee State University since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 75% 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 12% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Middle Tennessee State University also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student 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 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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