Religious Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. In 2021, 32 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UCSB Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how UCSB 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 UCSB 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
Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Religious Studies Schools	27
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in religion from UCSB. This makes it the #89 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSB Religion Graduates

The median salary of religion students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $26,438. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,029 for all religion students.

Religion Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies from UCSB in 2020-2021, 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 UCSB since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at UCSB are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 University of California - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSB Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in religion from UCSB. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 4 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.