Religious Studies at Shorter University

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 Shorter University stacks up to those at other schools.

Shorter is located in Rome, Georgia and has a total student population of 1,410. Of the 227 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shorter University in 2021, 5 of them were religious studies majors.

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.

Shorter Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Online Classes Are Available at Shorter

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Shorter Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Shorter compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at Shorter 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 Online Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	233

Religion Student Demographics at Shorter

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

Shorter Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in religion from Shorter. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Shorter since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Shorter 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 Shorter University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Shorter also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Shorter University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.