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Religion/Religious Studies at Northwestern University

Religion/Religious Studies at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying religion/religious studies, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religion/Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Religion/Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religion/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 Northwestern

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

Northwestern Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Northwestern Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of religion master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Philosophy and Religion Professors 960 $81,200

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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