Religious Studies at Washington and Lee University

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Washington and Lee University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,183. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in 2021, 6 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.

Washington and Lee Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

Washington and Lee Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	188

Religion Student Demographics at Washington and Lee

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

Washington and Lee Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in religion from Washington and Lee. About 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Washington and Lee since its program graduates 50% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in religion.

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

Washington and Lee also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student 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 VA, the home state for Washington and Lee University.

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
• Image Credit: By User:BlueGold73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.