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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from Towson.

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.

Towson Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Towson Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how Towson 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 Towson 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	119
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212

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

Religion Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from Towson in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Towson Religious Studies Master’s Program

The religion program at Towson awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Towson 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

Towson also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Philosophy and Religion Professors	440	$99,870
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$86,280

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.