The main focus area for this major is Jewish Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Religious Studies is a major offered under the philosophy and religious studies program of study at University of Chicago. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in religion, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. UChicago is in the top 10% of the country for religion. More specifically it was ranked #11 out of 125 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for UChicago.
Part-time undergraduates at UChicago paid an average of $1,921 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $57,642 | $57,642 |
Fees | $1,656 | $1,656 |
Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,004 | $17,004 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,175 | $2,175 |
Learn more about UChicago tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UChicago religion bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UChicago Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in religion in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.1%.
None of the religion bachelor’s degree recipients at UChicago in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Religious Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Jewish Studies | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to religious studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Philosophy | 70 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.