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University of Kansas BA in Religious Studies

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Religious Studies is a major offered under the philosophy and religious studies program of study at University of Kansas. 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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Rankings for the KU BA in Religion

#101 in the U.S
#1 in Kansas

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 bachelor's program at KU was ranked #101 on College Factual's Best Schools for religion list. It is also ranked #1 in Kansas.

Here are some of the other rankings for KU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans15
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)21
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies27
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies28
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k)29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)31
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (With Aid)31
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)32
Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans35
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies37
Best Religious Studies Colleges for Veterans37
Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools41
Most Popular Colleges for Religious Studies43
Best Value Colleges for Religious Studies44
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Religious Studies Graduates44
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)54
Best Value Colleges for Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)56
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies71
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (With Aid)77
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k)82
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)83
Best Value Colleges for Religious Studies (With Aid)83
Best Value Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k)86
Best Value Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)89
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)90
Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools91
Best Value Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)93
Best Value Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k)94
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies99
Best Religious Studies Schools101
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Religious Studies Graduates107
Highest Paid Religious Studies Graduates116
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies318
Most Focused Colleges for Religious Studies362

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Religion from KU Cost?

$11,166 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

KU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at KU was $899 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,092$26,960
Fees$1,074$1,074
Books and Supplies$1,212$1,212
On Campus Room and Board$9,900$9,900
On Campus Other Expenses$3,198$3,198

Learn more about KU tuition and fees.

Does KU Offer an Online BA in Religion?

KU 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 KU Online Learning page.

KU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Religion

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
58.8% Women
11.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 17 bachelor’s degrees in religion handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 58.8% of the religion students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.8% of the religion bachelor’s degrees at KU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White15
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BA in Religion Focus Areas at KU

Religious Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies14
Jewish Studies3

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to religious studies.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Philosophy9

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References

*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.

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