What Religion/Religious Studies grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $51,726 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA | $43,047 | $69,154 | — | +34% |
| 2 | University of MichiganMI | $43,293 | $65,986 | $93,589 | +28% |
| 3 | Regent UniversityVA | $37,592 | $61,332 | — | +19% |
| 4 | University of VirginiaVA | $40,079 | $61,089 | $84,434 | +18% |
| 5 | CUNY Queens CollegeNY | $33,582 | $60,442 | $69,154 | +17% |
| 6 | Carleton CollegeMN | $36,805 | $58,858 | $67,887 | +14% |
| 7 | DePaul UniversityIL | $41,964 | $58,363 | $72,014 | +13% |
| 8 | Indiana University - EastIN | $45,451 | $55,817 | $63,874 | +8% |
| 9 | College of William & MaryVA | $34,644 | $55,261 | $73,376 | +7% |
| 10 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $40,642 | $54,875 | $69,154 | +6% |
| 11 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $41,695 | $54,679 | $62,818 | +6% |
| 12 | University of Texas at AustinTX | $38,967 | $54,522 | $77,691 | +5% |
| 13 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $34,573 | $54,453 | $65,081 | +5% |
| 14 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNY | $36,412 | $54,267 | $65,669 | +5% |
| 15 | University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC | $37,355 | $53,873 | $75,586 | +4% |
| 16 | Randolph - Macon CollegeVA | $37,592 | $53,536 | $58,065 | +4% |
| 17 | Saint Olaf CollegeMN | $36,491 | $53,372 | $80,472 | +3% |
| 18 | CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY | $42,505 | $53,343 | $91,987 | +3% |
| 19 | University of OregonOR | $33,784 | $53,167 | $69,154 | +3% |
| 20 | University of GeorgiaGA | $32,027 | $52,703 | $73,075 | +2% |
| 21 | Indiana University - BloomingtonIN | $29,892 | $52,165 | $73,014 | +1% |
| 22 | Miami UniversityOH | $28,604 | $51,929 | $81,403 | 0% |
| 23 | University of AlabamaAL | $35,298 | $51,851 | $54,993 | 0% |
| 24 | Liberty UniversityVA | $43,026 | $51,726 | $60,035 | 0% |
| 25 | Binghamton UniversityNY | $43,384 | $51,223 | $89,880 | -1% |
| 26 | Hampden Sydney CollegeVA | $31,024 | $51,223 | $109,070 | -1% |
| 27 | University of OklahomaOK | $27,044 | $51,223 | — | -1% |
| 28 | University of Mary WashingtonVA | $28,969 | $50,129 | — | -3% |
| 29 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $33,181 | $50,050 | $78,977 | -3% |
| 30 | Georgia State UniversityGA | $35,184 | $49,482 | $60,696 | -4% |
| 31 | Wofford CollegeSC | $31,416 | $49,399 | $54,993 | -4% |
| 32 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $32,639 | $49,328 | $70,870 | -5% |
| 33 | Augsburg UniversityMN | $48,487 | $49,035 | $58,858 | -5% |
| 34 | Hamline UniversityMN | $38,771 | $48,852 | $69,154 | -6% |
| 35 | North Carolina State UniversityNC | $29,849 | $48,761 | $63,134 | -6% |
| 36 | Furman UniversitySC | $26,493 | $48,715 | $63,610 | -6% |
| 37 | University of Saint ThomasMN | $38,795 | $48,310 | $65,458 | -7% |
| 38 | Utah State UniversityUT | $38,341 | $47,939 | — | -7% |
| 39 | Agnes Scott CollegeGA | $31,905 | $47,878 | $67,254 | -7% |
| 40 | Macalester CollegeMN | $31,708 | $47,878 | $78,278 | -7% |
| 41 | University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC | $28,836 | $47,616 | $54,051 | -8% |
| 42 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA | $31,849 | $47,471 | $60,234 | -8% |
| 43 | University of IowaIA | $33,582 | $47,407 | $67,138 | -8% |
| 44 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $36,063 | $47,346 | $57,867 | -8% |
| 45 | University of Colorado BoulderCO | $32,572 | $46,967 | $68,891 | -9% |
| 46 | University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC | $34,513 | $46,803 | $56,877 | -10% |
| 47 | University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI | $25,504 | $46,663 | $54,286 | -10% |
| 48 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHI | $38,077 | $46,571 | $60,508 | -10% |
| 49 | College of CharlestonSC | $27,613 | $45,433 | $55,558 | -12% |
| 50 | University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC | $27,122 | $45,149 | $54,333 | -13% |
| 51 | Presbyterian CollegeSC | $27,542 | $44,849 | $56,642 | -13% |
| 52 | Missouri State UniversityMO | $27,604 | $44,669 | $54,615 | -14% |
| 53 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $39,119 | $44,549 | $71,605 | -14% |
| 54 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL | $28,199 | $43,588 | — | -16% |
| 55 | Cleveland State UniversityOH | $32,639 | $43,047 | — | -17% |
| 56 | Appalachian State UniversityNC | $28,969 | $43,047 | $60,837 | -17% |
| 57 | Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA | $29,872 | $42,660 | $56,877 | -18% |
| 58 | Allen UniversitySC | $52,165 | $42,371 | $38,967 | -18% |
| 59 | George Mason UniversityVA | $40,037 | $42,146 | $77,524 | -19% |
| 60 | University of Northern IowaIA | $27,814 | $41,501 | $52,839 | -20% |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI | $34,449 | $41,308 | $48,943 | -20% |
| 62 | University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI | $28,227 | $40,729 | $56,029 | -21% |
| 63 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $27,814 | $39,342 | $50,441 | -24% |
| 64 | Northern Arizona UniversityAZ | $30,143 | $38,771 | $49,171 | -25% |
| 65 | Charleston Southern UniversitySC | $28,187 | $38,467 | $57,769 | -26% |
| 66 | Youngstown State UniversityOH | $28,154 | $37,592 | $82,614 | -27% |
| 67 | Southern Wesleyan UniversitySC | $26,989 | $37,379 | $44,978 | -28% |
| 68 | Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA | $28,622 | $37,041 | — | -28% |
| 69 | Ball State UniversityIN | $23,873 | $36,903 | $53,343 | -29% |
| 70 | North Greenville UniversitySC | $25,834 | $35,666 | $45,075 | -31% |
| 71 | Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL | $27,237 | $31,611 | $51,789 | -39% |
| 72 | University of UtahUT | $44,398 | — | — | — |
| 73 | Randolph CollegeVA | $43,497 | — | — | — |
| 74 | Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN | $38,967 | — | — | — |
| 75 | Roanoke CollegeVA | $34,188 | — | $54,757 | — |
Associate
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty UniversityVA | $47,402 | $50,662 | $60,442 | — |