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catholic studies Master’s Degrees

There are 6 schools in the United States where you can earn amaster’s degree in catholic studies. This degree is more popular with male students, and about9% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.9% of catholic studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of catholic studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 51 people earned theircatholic studies majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in catholic studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 7
Master’s Degree (this page) 38
Doctor’s Degree 6

Earnings of catholic studies Majors With Master’s Degrees (All Award Levels)

The median salary for graduates holding amaster’s degree in catholic studies of $35,631 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

This number may vary for many reasons. For instance, you may move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money.

Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $28,787
4 years $35,631
5 years $41,557

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for catholic studies students with their master’s degree.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue master’s degrees in catholic studies. About 57.1% of graduates in this field are men.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 20
Women 15
Gender Diversity of Master's Degrees in catholic studies

The racial-ethnic distribution of catholic studies graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity Number of Grads Share
White 31 88.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2 5.7%
Race Unknown 1 2.9%
International Students 1 2.9%
Racial-Ethnic Diversity of catholic studies Master's Degree Students

This degree is not very popular with international students. Only 2.9% of graduates fall into this category.

See the minority definition in the References below.

There are 9 colleges that offer a master’s degree in catholic studies. Learn more about the most popular below:

Franciscan University of Steubenville tops the list of the most popular schools in the U.S. for catholic studies majors seeking their master's degree. This school awarded 34 master's degrees in catholic studies in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their master's degree in catholic studies here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#2

Pontifex University

Atlanta, GA

Pontifex University comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in catholic studies. During the most recent year for which we have data, 6 people received their master's degree in catholic studies from this school.

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in catholic studies. This school awarded 5 master's degrees in catholic studies in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in catholic studies. This school awarded 3 master's degrees in catholic studies in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their master's degree in catholic studies here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#5

Ave Maria University

Ave Maria, FL

Ave Maria University comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in catholic studies. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their master's degree in catholic studies from this school. Graduates who complete their master's degree in catholic studies here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#6

Athenaeum of Ohio

Cincinnati, OH

Athenaeum of Ohio comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in catholic studies. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their master's degree in catholic studies from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in catholic studies. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in catholic studies. Graduates who complete their master's degree in catholic studies here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Detroit Mercy comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in catholic studies. Graduates who complete their master's degree in catholic studies here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Below are some popular majors similar to catholic studies that also offer master’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Talmudic Studies 4,730
Religion/Religious Studies 2,675
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1,045
Christian Studies 618
Religion/Religious Studies, Other 70

References

The racial-ethnic minority student 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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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