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Religious Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Religious Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Mizzou.

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.

Mizzou Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Mizzou Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at Mizzou 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, 2 students received their master’s degree in religion from Mizzou. This makes it the #89 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Mizzou since its program graduates 46% more women than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Mizzou are white. This is typical 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 Missouri - Columbia 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 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mizzou Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in religion from Mizzou. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Mizzou, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Columbia 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 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mizzou 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Philosophy and Religion Professors 520 $72,220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 100 $70,560

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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