Bachelor's degree · Philosophy and religious studies · CIP 38.02
Religion/Religious Studies: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 505 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Religion/Religious Studies, together awarding 5,554 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $22,572 one year after finishing and $46,175 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $24,139 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Religion/Religious Studies programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 7 of 503; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Religion/Religious Studies
| Beth Medrash Govoha Lakewood · Private nonprofit | NJ | 635 | $43,644 | $63,085 | n/a |
| Liberty University Lynchburg · Private nonprofit | VA | 512 | $41,781 | $53,181 | $34,312 |
| Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel Monroe · Private nonprofit | NY | 476 | $20,979 | $30,658 | n/a |
| United Talmudical Seminary Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 324 | $13,002 | $18,383 | n/a |
| Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 133 | $13,466 | $24,807 | n/a |
| Yeshivath Viznitz Monsey · Private nonprofit | NY | 99 | $16,403 | $19,335 | n/a |
| Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 93 | $20,571 | $23,587 | n/a |
| Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 81 | $16,349 | $26,050 | n/a |
| Talmudical Seminary of Bobov Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 81 | $10,985 | $16,943 | n/a |
| Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary Spring Valley · Private nonprofit | NY | 80 | $10,511 | $20,189 | n/a |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 68 | $17,062 | n/a | n/a |
| Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 59 | $22,281 | n/a | n/a |
| Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 49 | $16,208 | n/a | n/a |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College Pikesville · Private nonprofit | MD | 43 | n/a | $58,495 | n/a |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 43 | $16,878 | n/a | n/a |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles · Private nonprofit | CA | 42 | n/a | $29,191 | n/a |
| Gratz College Jenkintown · Private nonprofit | PA | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College Chester · Private nonprofit | NY | 40 | n/a | $28,656 | n/a |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York · Private nonprofit | NY | 37 | $61,250 | $110,602 | n/a |
| Anderson University Anderson · Private nonprofit | SC | 36 | n/a | n/a | $21,000 |
| Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College Lawrence · Private nonprofit | NY | 36 | $16,906 | n/a | n/a |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul · Private nonprofit | MN | 35 | $38,342 | $45,521 | $19,500 |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College Baltimore · Private nonprofit | MD | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood · Private nonprofit | NJ | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rabbinical College of America Morristown · Private nonprofit | NJ | 31 | n/a | $34,957 | n/a |
| Baylor University Waco · Private nonprofit | TX | 30 | $34,012 | $48,904 | $19,400 |
| Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid Far Rockaway · Private nonprofit | NY | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Private nonprofit | PA | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| American Public University System Charles Town · Private for-profit | WV | 27 | n/a | $47,153 | $11,226 |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore Baltimore · Private nonprofit | MD | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville · Public | VA | 27 | n/a | $68,216 | n/a |
| California Baptist University Riverside · Private nonprofit | CA | 26 | $40,743 | $45,376 | $24,955 |
| Faith International University Tacoma · Private nonprofit | WA | 26 | n/a | n/a | $24,367 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara · Public | CA | 24 | $46,342 | $60,675 | n/a |
| Yeshiva University New York · Private nonprofit | NY | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland Suffern · Private nonprofit | NY | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 21 | $9,953 | $18,360 | n/a |
| Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary Ossining · Private nonprofit | NY | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill · Public | NC | 20 | n/a | $60,973 | n/a |
| Hebrew Theological College Skokie · Private nonprofit | IL | 19 | $58,273 | n/a | n/a |
| Grove City College Grove City · Private nonprofit | PA | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 18 | $28,821 | $37,663 | n/a |
| Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa · Private nonprofit | CA | 18 | $33,020 | $49,497 | $31,500 |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok Elizabeth · Private nonprofit | NJ | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fordham University Bronx · Private nonprofit | NY | 17 | n/a | $65,750 | n/a |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Chicago · Private nonprofit | IL | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yeshiva of Kasho Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yeshiva Sholom Shachna Brooklyn · Private nonprofit | NY | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale · Public | AZ | 15 | $41,957 | $64,322 | $24,139 |
Quick facts: Religion/Religious Studies
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Religion/Religious Studies?
- The College Scorecard lists 505 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Religion/Religious Studies.
- How much do Religion/Religious Studies graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $22,572 one year after graduation (33 institutions reporting) and $46,175 five years after graduation (44 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Religion/Religious Studies graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Jewish Theological Seminary of America ($110,602), University of Virginia-Main Campus ($68,216), Fordham University ($65,750), Arizona State University Digital Immersion ($64,322), and California State University-Northridge ($63,522).
- How much student debt do Religion/Religious Studies graduates have?
- The median institution's Religion/Religious Studies graduates leave with $24,139 in federal student loans (11 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Religion/Religious Studies degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Beth Medrash Govoha (635), Liberty University (512), Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel (476), United Talmudical Seminary (324), and Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz (133).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Religion/Religious Studies (CIP code 38.02), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.