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Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University

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Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Vanderbilt Religious Studies Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Religious Studies Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Religious Studies Master’s Program

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in religion from Vanderbilt. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

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In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Philosophy and Religion Professors 490 $75,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 40 $76,650

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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