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Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if University of Virginia - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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.

University of Virginia Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at University of Virginia 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at University of Virginia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Virginia Religious Studies Master’s Program

64% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of religion master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

If you plan to be a religion major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	66

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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
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