Religious Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

Every religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the religion program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. In 2021, 5 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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.

UMCP Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UMCP Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how UMCP 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 UMCP 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	525

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

Religion Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in religion from UMCP. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at UMCP are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMCP Religious Studies Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master'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

UMCP 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Philosophy and Religion Professors	440	$99,870
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$86,280

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.