Religious Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1 religion major received their bachelor's degree from UMass Amherst.

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.

UMass Amherst Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

UMass Amherst Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst 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
	16
Best Value Religious Studies Schools	44

Religion Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst 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

UMass Amherst 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.