Religious Studies at Simpson University

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

Simpson U is located in Redding, California and approximately 855 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Simpson U.

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.

Simpson U Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Simpson U Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 Simpson U 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 Focused Religious Studies Basic Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	133
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	133
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religion from Simpson U. This is the #142 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at Simpson U

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

Simpson U Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from Simpson U in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Simpson U 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 Simpson University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Simpson U 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 CA, the home state for Simpson University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.