Religion/Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Every religion/religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the religion program at University of Virginia - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Religion/Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

University of Virginia Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Religion/Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at University of Virginia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religion/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 Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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

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 Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Program

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 16% 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

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 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

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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