Religious Studies at Yeshiva University

If you are interested in studying religious studies, you may want to check out the program at Yeshiva University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Yeshiva is located in New York, New York and approximately 5,524 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in religion from Yeshiva.

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.

Yeshiva Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Yeshiva Religious Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at Yeshiva 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 Associate Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	66

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in religion from Yeshiva. This makes it the #49 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Yeshiva

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

Yeshiva Religious Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of religion associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in religion only graduates about 34% women each year. The program at Yeshiva may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in religion at Yeshiva are white. Around 91% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	470
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Yeshiva Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

The religion program at Yeshiva awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Yeshiva since its program graduates 56% more women than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Yeshiva 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 Yeshiva University with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Yeshiva Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in religion from Yeshiva. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Yeshiva, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Yeshiva also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 3 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 NY, the home state for Yeshiva University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.