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Religious Studies at Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Religious Studies at Mount Vernon Nazarene University

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Mount Vernon Nazarene University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MVNU is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,140.

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.

MVNU Religious Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Religion

MVNU Religious Studies Rankings

Religion Student Demographics at MVNU

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

MVNU Religious Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of religion master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a religion master's degree from MVNU, 67% 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 22% 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 Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a master's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

If you plan to be a religion major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies 17

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 OH, the home state for Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Philosophy and Religion Professors 1,030 $76,550
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 250 $80,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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