Santa Clara University MA in Religious Studies

8 Master's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Christian 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 Santa Clara University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in religion, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Graduate Cost
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Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Master’s in Religion from SCU Cost?

$23,507 Average Tuition and Fees

SCU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SCU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$23,507	$23,507

Does SCU Offer an Online MA in Religion?

Online degrees for the SCU religion master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SCU Online Learning page.

SCU Master’s Student Diversity for Religion

8 Master's Degrees Awarded

87.5% Women

37.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 8 students received their master’s degree in religion. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in religion in 2019-2020, 87.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.5% of the religion master’s degrees at SCU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MA in Religion Focus Areas at SCU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Christian Studies	8

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.