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Religious Studies at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Iowa Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa performed in these rankings.

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 Iowa 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 Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools 34

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

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The religion program at Iowa awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Iowa Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 religion major earned their master's degree from Iowa.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa 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 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Philosophy and Religion Professors 360 $79,510

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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