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Religious Studies at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

Duke Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Duke Religious Studies Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 religion majors earned their master's degree from Duke. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Duke, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Philosophy and Religion Professors 740 $81,680
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 260 $82,580

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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