Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University

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 Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. In 2021, 2 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.

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.

Vanderbilt Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Religious Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at Vanderbilt 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 Focused Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	66

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in religion from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #27 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 religion students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 66% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Vanderbilt Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in religion from Vanderbilt in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Philosophy and Religion Professors	490	$75,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	40	$76,650

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.