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Religious Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Religious Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Every 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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW - Madison Religious Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Religion (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

UW - Madison Religious Studies Rankings

The religion major at UW - Madison 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.

Religion Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 51% more women than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies 12
Jewish Studies 1

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Philosophy and Religion Professors 320 $73,980
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 160 $69,580

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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