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Religious Studies at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

Harvard Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Harvard offers distance education options for religion at the following degree levels:

Harvard Religious Studies Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Religious Studies Master’s Program

57% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in religion from Harvard in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Philosophy and Religion Professors 700 $84,290
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 470 $98,380

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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