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Religion/Religious Studies at Rice University

Religion/Religious Studies at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643.

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.

Rice Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Rice Religion/Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Rice 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Rice are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religion bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Rice Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Program

14% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of religion master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rice 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 0
White 3
International Students 3
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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Philosophy and Religion Professors 1,520 $87,240

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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