Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 21 of them were religious studies majors.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Chapel Hill performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at UNC Chapel Hill 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
Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	6

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

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNC Chapel Hill Religion Graduates

The median salary of religion students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $29,606. This is 6% higher than $28,029, which is the national average for all religion bachelor's degree recipients.

Religion Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 religion students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Chapel Hill, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Chapel Hill Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in religion from UNC Chapel Hill.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in religion.

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

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 4 students 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Philosophy and Religion Professors	740	$81,680
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$82,580

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.