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Bachelor's · Philosophy and Religious Studies

Religion/Religious Studies (Bachelor's): earnings by school

56 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$25,696
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$47,891
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$22,782
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 44 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $37,335 and $55,492. The school matters a lot for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok NJ—$98,832—
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland NY—$81,349—
Jewish Theological Seminary of America NY$61,250$74,060—
Ner Israel Rabbinical College MD—$73,567—
Wabash College IN$51,944$69,988—
Faith International University WA—$64,235$18,875
Fordham University NY—$61,877—
University of California-Davis CA—$59,448—
Beth Medrash Govoha NJ$43,644$59,036—
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA—$58,324—
Hebrew Theological College IL$58,273——
Cairn University-Langhorne PA—$55,492—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$41,957$53,789$23,125
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$41,957$53,789$23,125
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC—$52,716—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI—$52,659—
The Catholic University of America DC—$52,638—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC—$52,012—
California State University-Northridge CA—$51,235—
Baylor University TX$34,012$50,002$19,400
Whitworth University WA—$48,483—
American Public University System WV—$48,336—
Liberty University VA$41,781$47,991$28,374
Saint Leo University FL—$47,791—
California Baptist University CA$40,743$47,121$22,438
Ohio Christian University OH—$46,350—
Evangel University MO$38,464$46,205—
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$46,342$43,377—
Carson-Newman University TN—$43,115—
University of Mobile AL—$42,196—
Mississippi Christian University MS—$40,506—
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary CA—$38,872—
University of Mary ND$38,837——
North Carolina Wesleyan University NC—$38,717—
St Olaf College MN$28,870$37,335—
University of St Thomas MN$38,342$35,960$20,000
Vanguard University of Southern California CA$33,020—$27,583
Southern Wesleyan University SC$29,733——
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel NY$20,979$29,579—
Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College NY$28,821——
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz NY$13,466$24,179—
Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion NY$16,349$23,329—
University of Puget Sound WA$22,572——
Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer NY$22,281——
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary NY$17,062$21,332—
Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas NY$20,571$20,640—
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov NY$10,985$20,163—
Yeshivath Viznitz NY$16,403$19,897—
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College NY$19,888——
Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah NY$9,953$19,783—
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary NY$10,511$19,093—
United Talmudical Seminary NY$13,002$18,837—
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College NY$16,906——
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah NY$16,878——
Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim NY$16,208——
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute NY$8,104——