Religious Studies at Georgia State University

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if Georgia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year.

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.

Georgia State Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
Master’s Degree in Religion

Georgia State Religious Studies Rankings

Religion Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of religion master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	4

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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
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