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Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

University of Virginia Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Religious Studies Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Religious Studies Master’s Program

55% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of religion master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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Of the students who received a religion master's degree from University of Virginia, 77% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Philosophy and Religion Professors 830 $72,280
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 260 $76,950

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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