Religious Studies at Saint Joseph’s University

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if Saint Joseph's University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,779. In 2021, 6 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from St. Joe's.

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.

St. Joe’s Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

St. Joe’s Religious Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at St. Joe's 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 Schools	199

Religion Student Demographics at St. Joe's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Saint Joseph’s University.

St. Joe’s Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at St. Joe's are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Joe's 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 PA, the home state for Saint Joseph's University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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 Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.