Using science and data we decided to determine which programs offer the best career opportunities for religion Majors. Here are the set of the top colleges for religion Majors in US for 2021:
- University of Virginia
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- College of William and Mary
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- University of Florida
- University of Texas at Austin
- Brown University
- Colgate University
- Wake Forest University
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
25 best colleges for religion majors in the US
1. University of Virginia
Location
Charlottesville, VA
2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location
Chapel Hill, NC
3. College of William and Mary
Location
Williamsburg, VA
4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Location
Ann Arbor, MI
5. University of Florida
Location
Gainesville, FL
6. University of Texas at Austin
Location
Austin, TX
7. Brown University
Location
Providence, RI
8. Colgate University
Location
Hamilton, NY
9. Wake Forest University
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
10. University of Wisconsin - Madison
Location
Madison, WI
11. Duke University
Location
Durham, NC
12. SUNY at Binghamton
Location
Vestal, NY
13. University of California - Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, CA
14. Rice University
Location
Houston, TX
15. Northwestern University
Location
Evanston, IL
16. University of California, Santa Barbara
Location
Santa Barbara, CA
17. Hamilton College
Location
Clinton, NY
18. Yale University
Location
New Haven, CT
19. Emory University
Location
Atlanta, GA
20. Cornell University
Location
Ithaca, NY
21. University of Maryland - College Park
Location
College Park, MD
22. Dartmouth College
Location
Hanover, NH
23. Clemson University
Location
Clemson, SC
24. Carleton College
Location
Northfield, MN
25. Lehigh University
Location
Bethlehem, PA
How we determined the best religion colleges
We looked at the following data from the NCES (National Center For Education Statistics) and College Scorecard data from ED.gov to understand what religion departments offer the best career opportunities:
- Percentage of Graduating Class That Are Business Majors
- Mean Earnings After 10 Years
- Mean Earnings After 6 Years
- Admission Rate (More selective the better)
- Average cost of attendance (Lower is better)
- Median amount of debt
- Ratio of people working to not working after 10 years
Most popular jobs for religion majors
Updated November 17, 2023