Religious Studies at Washington University in St Louis

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if Washington University in St Louis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at WUSTL 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 WUSTL 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	84
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	105

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in religion from WUSTL. This makes it the #89 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from WUSTL in 2021, 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 WUSTL since its program graduates 66% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at WUSTL 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in religion.

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

WUSTL Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 religion students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WUSTL, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from WUSTL, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

WUSTL 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$72,220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$70,560

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.