Religious Studies at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from WKU.

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.

WKU Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

WKU Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how WKU performed in these rankings.

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 WKU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	281

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religion from WKU. This is the #142 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in religion from WKU in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Philosophy and Religion Professors	260	$70,730
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$66,740

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.