Religious Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Purdue Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Purdue 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.

Religion Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Purdue are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	1

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$77,870
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	60	$79,960

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
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