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Bachelor's-13% vs national median59 grads tracked

Religion/Religious Studies at Presbyterian College

Ranked 51st of 71 bachelor's programs in Religion/Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,542
middle 50%: $21,306 – $37,763
Median · 5 years out
$44,849
middle 50%: $34,211 – $54,580
Median · 10 years out
$56,642
middle 50%: $46,337 – $80,964

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 Presbyterian College's bachelor's program in Religion/Religious Studies earn a median $27,542 one year after graduating, rising to $56,642 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $51,726 for this field, ranking 51st 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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,958 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Colorado Boulder
$46,967 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$46,803 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$46,571 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$45,433 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$45,149 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$44,549 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$42,660 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Presbyterian College

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$140,814 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$140,814 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,586 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,897 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$66,284 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,240 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,756 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$58,249 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

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