Religious Studies at University of the Southwest

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what University of the Southwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904. In 2021, 4 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from USW.

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.

USW Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USW does offer online courses in religion for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at USW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 USW 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
Most Popular Online Religious Studies Schools	32
Most Focused Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	133
Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	133

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religion from USW. This is the #142 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 the Southwest with a bachelor's in religion.

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

USW also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.