Religion/Religious Studies at Duke University

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how Duke ranks in comparison to other schools with religion programs.

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Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Available at Duke

Duke Religion Rankings

The bachelor's program at Duke was ranked #1 on College Factual's Best Schools for religion list. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools	1
Highest Paid Religion/Religious Studies Graduates	1
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Religion/Religious Studies Graduates	1
Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	1
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Religion/Religious Studies Graduates	1
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Religion/Religious Studies Graduates	1
Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Religion/Religious Studies Graduate Degree Schools	2
Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)	3
Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)	3
Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k)	3
Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)	3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k)	3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)	3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)	3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)	3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k)	3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)	3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)	3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)	3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)	3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)	3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)	3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k)	3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (With Aid)	7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (With Aid)	10
Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	10
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)	11
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies	13
Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	14
Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (With Aid)	16
Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	17
Best Religion/Religious Studies Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans	17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (With Aid)	20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)	20
Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges for Veterans	21
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies	26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies	26
Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)	33
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)	35
Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies	48

Popularity of Religion at Duke

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Duke University handed out 4 bachelor's degrees in religion/religious studies. This is a decrease of 33% over the previous year when 6 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 1 students received their master’s degree in religion from Duke. This makes it the #67 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 6 students received their doctoral degrees in religion in 2021, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Diversity at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Duke University.

Duke Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

The religion program at Duke awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Duke are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 75% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in religion.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Duke Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Program

All of the 1 students who graduated with a Master’s in religion from Duke in 2021 were men.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in religion.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Christian Studies	11

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References

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