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Bachelor's+14% vs national median55 grads tracked

Religion/Religious Studies at Carleton College

Ranked 6th of 71 bachelor's programs in Religion/Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,805
middle 50%: $23,554 – $49,073
Median · 5 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $45,751 – $91,987
Median · 10 years out
$67,887
middle 50%: $53,107 – $84,962

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Religion/Religious Studies (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Carleton College's bachelor's program in Religion/Religious Studies earn a median $36,805 one year after graduating, rising to $67,887 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $51,726 for this field, ranking 6th of 71 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,753 total interest

Same major at other universities

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$61,089 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - East
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$54,875 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$54,522 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Carleton College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out

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