Religious Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. In 2021, 6 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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.

U-M Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

U-M Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 U-M 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religion from U-M. This is the #142 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

The religion program at U-M awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at U-M are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor.

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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