Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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 North Carolina at Charlotte stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 30,146 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2021, 26 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 Charlotte Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte 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 Master’s Degree Schools	5

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in religion from UNC Charlotte. This makes it the #56 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNC Charlotte Religion Graduates

The median salary of religion students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Charlotte is $35,673. This is 27% higher than $28,029, which is the national average for all religion bachelor's degree recipients.

Religion Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in religion from UNC Charlotte. About 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Charlotte since its program graduates 36% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at UNC Charlotte are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNC Charlotte Religious Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of religion master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from UNC Charlotte, 75% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNC Charlotte 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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 Stanton49 under License

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