Religious Studies at Marquette University

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Marquette University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

Marquette Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Marquette

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Marquette does offer online courses in religion for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Marquette Religious Studies Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 religion students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Marquette, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Marquette, 100% 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 Marquette University with a master's in religion.

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

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Philosophy and Religion Professors	320	$73,980
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$69,580

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.