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Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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. Of the 5,493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus in 2021, 36 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.

University of Virginia Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at University of Virginia 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools 8
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 224

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in religion from University of Virginia. This makes it the #11 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of University of Virginia Religion Graduates

The median salary of religion students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Virginia is $24,609. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,029 for all religion students.

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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

56% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies from University of Virginia in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

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About 67% 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 20% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

University of Virginia Religious Studies Master’s Program

55% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 religion students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Virginia, about 45% were men and 55% were women.

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Of the students who received a religion master's degree from University of Virginia, 77% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

University of Virginia also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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