by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Religion/Religious 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 Shorter University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in religion, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. The religion major at Shorter is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religion. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Shorter.
Part-time undergraduates at Shorter paid an average of $550 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $22,380 | $22,380 |
| Fees | $430 | $430 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,400 | $9,400 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,160 | $2,160 |
Learn more about Shorter tuition and fees.
Shorter does not offer an online option for its religion bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Shorter Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their BA in religion in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in religion at Shorter in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies | 12 |
*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.
