Religious Studies at University of the West

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

UWest is located in Rosemead, California and has a total student population of 238. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UWest Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

UWest Religious Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at UWest

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

UWest Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in religion from UWest in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 57% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for University of the West.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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 Danmichaelo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.