Religious Studies at Syracuse University

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Syracuse University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. Of the 4,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 2021, 8 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.

Syracuse Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Syracuse 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 Syracuse 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	422

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in religion from Syracuse. This is the #113 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 religion majors earned their bachelor's degree from Syracuse. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Syracuse Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 religion major earned their master's degree from Syracuse.

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

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

Syracuse also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 2 students 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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.