Religious Studies at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. 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.

NYU Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

NYU Religious Studies Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Religious Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from NYU, 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 New York 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.