Religious Studies at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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

UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 9,792. Of the 1,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of St Thomas Minnesota in 2021, 40 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.

UST MN Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UST MN Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how UST MN 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 UST MN 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 Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Religious Studies Schools	13
	13
Best Value Religious Studies Schools	29

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

Earnings of UST MN Religion Graduates

The median salary of religion students who receive their bachelor's degree at UST MN is $27,975. This is less than $28,029, which is the national average of all religion majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Religion Student Demographics at UST MN

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

UST MN Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a bachelor's degree in religion from UST MN. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UST MN since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at UST MN are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UST MN Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in religion from UST MN. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from UST MN, 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 St Thomas Minnesota with a master's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UST MN 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 MN, the home state for University of St Thomas Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Philosophy and Religion Professors	540	$74,360
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$86,000

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.