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Religious Studies at University of Kansas

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Religious Studies at University of Kansas

If you are interested in studying religious studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from KU.

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.

KU Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

KU Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at KU 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in religion from KU. This makes it the #73 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 religion majors earned their bachelor's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at KU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Kansas 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 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

KU Religious Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in religion from KU. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas 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 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

KU also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Philosophy and Religion Professors 300 $72,710
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 110 $78,350

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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