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Fields of study · Philosophy and Religious Studies

Religion/Religious Studies

CIP 38.02. 768 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 8,615 awards in the latest award year.

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Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate46217$48,391$30,412 to $64,389
Associate911,362$46,769$32,179 to $61,626
Bachelor's6804,984$41,390$20,518 to $65,165
Graduate certificate52521$38,453$17,735 to $101,923
Master's1671,316$57,737$33,608 to $87,095
Doctorate62215$67,164$45,379 to $91,516
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Religion/Religious Studies credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 72 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

Beth Medrash GovohaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Lakewood, NJ · Bachelor's, Master's, Graduate certificate
1,600 awards$59,036 median 4 years out
Liberty UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Lynchburg, VA · Bachelor's, Associate, Doctorate, Graduate certificate, Master's · Fully online option reported
632 awards$47,991 median 4 years out
Yeshiva UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · New York, NY · Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
537 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Mosdos Yaakov V'YisroelPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Lakewood, NJ · Associate, Certificate, Bachelor's
134 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Seminary Bnos ChaimPrivate nonprofit, 2-year · Lakewood, NJ · Certificate, Associate
121 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Yeshivath ViznitzPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Monsey, NY · Bachelor's, Master's
99 awards$19,897 median 4 years out
Gratz CollegePrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Melrose Park, PA · Bachelor's, Master's, Graduate certificate · Fully online option reported
56 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Yeshivath Zichron MoshePrivate nonprofit, 4-year · South Fallsburg, NY · Associate, Bachelor's
56 awardsProgram earnings not reported

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54 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 38.02. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$85,02011,300
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$80,26020,460
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

Philosophy909 colleges · 7,374 awardsPhilosophy and Religious Studies, Other57 colleges · 202 awardsPhilosophy and Religious Studies, General70 colleges · 142 awards

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What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.