Religious Studies at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in religion from Stanford.

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.

Stanford Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Stanford Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 Stanford 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in religion from Stanford. This makes it the #56 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in religion from Stanford.

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

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

Stanford Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in religion from Stanford. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 87% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Other Philosophy & Religious Studies
• 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 CA, the home state for Stanford 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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.