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Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in religion.

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.

Columbia Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Columbia Religious Studies Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Religious Studies Master’s Program

27% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in religion from Columbia. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

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In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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