Religious Studies at University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying religious studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. In 2021, 4 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from UPenn.

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.

UPenn Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UPenn Religious Studies Rankings

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

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 UPenn 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 Schools	10

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

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in religion from UPenn. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 41% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in religion.

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

UPenn Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in religion from UPenn.

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

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

UPenn also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 3 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.