Religious Studies at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from Ole Miss.

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.

Ole Miss Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Ole Miss Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss 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	550

Religion Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 religion students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ole Miss, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ole Miss 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Philosophy and Religion Professors	90	$68,680
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	30	$81,890

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.