Religious Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

Every religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the religion program at Missouri State University - Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 23,505. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Missouri State.

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.

Missouri State Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Religion (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
• Master’s Degree in Religion

Missouri State Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Missouri State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at Missouri State 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 Focused Religious Studies Schools	334

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

Religion Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from Missouri State in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Missouri State since its program graduates 36% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Missouri State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Missouri State Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in religion from Missouri State. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Missouri State, 75% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Missouri State 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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$72,220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$70,560

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.