Religious Studies at Southwest Baptist 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 Southwest Baptist University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwest Baptist University is located in Bolivar, Missouri and approximately 3,039 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from Southwest Baptist University.

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.

Southwest Baptist University Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Southwest Baptist University Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how Southwest Baptist University performed in these rankings.

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 Southwest Baptist University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	298
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	309

Religion Student Demographics at Southwest Baptist University

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

Southwest Baptist University Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from Southwest Baptist University in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

Southwest Baptist University 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 MO, the home state for Southwest Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$72,220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$70,560

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.