Religious Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from CU - Boulder.

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.

CU - Boulder Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at CU - Boulder compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at CU - Boulder 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 Schools	461

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in religion from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #49 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from CU - Boulder in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at CU - Boulder are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in religion.

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

CU - Boulder Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 5 religion students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CU - Boulder, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from CU - Boulder, 80% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

CU - Boulder 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Philosophy and Religion Professors	460	$65,220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	210	$65,020

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

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