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Bachelor's-1% vs national median43 grads tracked

Religion/Religious Studies at Hampden Sydney College

Ranked 27th of 71 bachelor's programs in Religion/Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,024
middle 50%: $23,944 – $55,817
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $30,926 – $65,353
Median · 10 years out
$109,070
middle 50%: $52,636 – $188,260

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 Hampden Sydney College's bachelor's program in Religion/Religious Studies earn a median $31,024 one year after graduating, rising to $109,070 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $51,726 for this field, ranking 27th 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,872 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - Bloomington
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$51,851 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$51,726 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$49,482 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$49,328 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$49,035 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hampden Sydney College

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,309 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

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