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. Of the 436 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 2021, 5 of them were religious studies majors.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
• Master’s Degree in Religion

Online Classes Are Available at MVNU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

MVNU does offer online education options in religion for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

MVNU Religious Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at MVNU 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 Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	61

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in religion from MVNU. This makes it the #21 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from MVNU in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at MVNU 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 Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

MVNU Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in religion from MVNU. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from MVNU, 92% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MVNU 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.