Religious Studies at Friends University

Every religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the religion program at Friends University stacks up to those at other schools.

Friends University is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 1,671 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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.

Friends University Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Religion

Friends University Religious Studies Rankings

Religion Student Demographics at Friends University

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

Friends University Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 24 religion students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Friends University, about 38% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Friends University, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 KS, the home state for Friends University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Philosophy and Religion Professors	300	$72,710
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	110	$78,350

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 Judy Handley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.