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Religion/Religious Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara

Religion/Religious Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religion/Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UCSB Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UCSB Religion/Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at UCSB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religion/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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of 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 Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UCSB Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Program

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

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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.

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

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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