Religious Studies at Temple 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 Temple University stacks up to those at other schools.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year.

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.

Temple Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Temple Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Temple 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Temple Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of religion master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Temple 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion concentations are available at Temple University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	15

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.