Religious Studies at University of Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 4,987 students attend the school each year. Of the 719 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Detroit Mercy in 2,021, 1 of them were religious studies majors.

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.

Detroit Mercy Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Detroit Mercy Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 Detroit Mercy 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	396

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

Religion Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 religion major earned their bachelor's degree from Detroit Mercy.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Detroit Mercy with a bachelor'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

Detroit Mercy Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in religion from Detroit Mercy. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 87% better than the national average.*

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

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

Detroit Mercy 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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Philosophy and Religion Professors	780	$77,990

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 Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.