Religious Studies at Oklahoma Baptist University

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

OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 1,763. In 2021, 1 religion major received their bachelor's degree from OBU.

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.

OBU Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at OBU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

OBU Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how OBU performed in these rankings.

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 OBU 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	34
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	66
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382

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

Religion Student Demographics at OBU

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

OBU Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in religion from OBU.

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

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

OBU Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 religion majors earned their master's degree from OBU. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from OBU, 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 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 Oklahoma Baptist University with a master's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

OBU 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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$55,390

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 Gigrantula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.