Religious Studies at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Rice Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Rice 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 Rice

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

Rice Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in religion from Rice in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Rice, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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 Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.