Religion/Religious Studies
7,399 students earn a religion/religious studies credential each year across 551 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $25,640
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $44,246
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 519 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokElizabeth, New Jersey21$61,2441 year out——2Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, New York36$56,2361 year out$98,891$16,7503Faith International UniversityTacoma, Washington25$42,1031 year out—$17,8134Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia609$38,5401 year out$49,603$36,4955Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, New Jersey524$36,7981 year out$55,680—6St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota13$36,3291 year out—$25,0007Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, Pennsylvania0$34,6631 year out$44,269$30,7508University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina16$33,6901 year out—$12,5509Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas35$31,6721 year out$46,611$25,61210Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio27$31,4101 year out$43,386$37,00011University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina7$31,1231 year out$47,478$24,62112Fordham UniversityBronx, New York15$30,9851 year out$85,741$26,32013University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin2$30,8441 year out$44,527—14Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandSuffern, New York17$29,8611 year out——15California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California23$29,5821 year out$40,623$24,47416Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, South Carolina15$28,6361 year out—$22,01217Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasBrooklyn, New York92$27,5031 year out$18,722—18University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota36$27,4961 year out$48,307$19,50019Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, Indiana6$26,4551 year out—$27,00020Evangel UniversitySpringfield, Missouri9$25,6401 year out$47,618$26,79321University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia30$25,2601 year out$62,116$18,26722Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington7$25,2431 year out$43,395$25,00023Hope CollegeHolland, Michigan4$25,2081 year out——24Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, Idaho9$23,8361 year out—$27,65025California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California8$23,2191 year out—$13,48326Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York403$22,5431 year out$30,411—27Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri13$22,1331 year out—$26,34928University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington14$20,3571 year out$47,387—29University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California20$19,9111 year out—$15,87330Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeBrooklyn, New York26$18,5461 year out——31United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York369$17,7791 year out$20,733—32Talmudical Seminary of BobovBrooklyn, New York78$17,6181 year out$18,295—33Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York69$15,9031 year out——34Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryLos Angeles, California11$15,6521 year out$37,286—35Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaBrooklyn, New York—$14,7711 year out——36Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, New York83$13,0781 year out$28,497—37Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminarySpring Valley, New York89$11,6741 year out$21,946—38Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionBrooklyn, New York89$10,1531 year out——39Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzBrooklyn, New York122$9,4281 year out$21,504—40Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeLawrence, New York53—1 year out——41Gratz CollegeJenkintown, Pennsylvania50—1 year out——42Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerBrooklyn, New York50—1 year out——43Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegePikesville, Maryland48—1 year out——44Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and CollegeBaltimore, Maryland43—1 year out——45Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, Illinois29—1 year out——46Rabbinical College of AmericaMorristown, New Jersey28—1 year out——47Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania28—1 year out——48Anderson UniversityAnderson, South Carolina26—1 year out——49University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia25—1 year out——50American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia24—1 year out—$21,00051Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderBrooklyn, New York24—1 year out——52Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimBrooklyn, New York23—1 year out——53Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona22—1 year out—$20,54254Beis Medrash Heichal DovidFar Rockaway, New York21—1 year out——55Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia20—1 year out——56Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeChester, New York19—1 year out——57Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryOssining, New York18—1 year out——58Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——59Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater DetroitOak Park, Michigan17—1 year out——60Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, Minnesota16—1 year out——61Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahBrooklyn, New York16—1 year out——62Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York16—1 year out——63Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewood, New Jersey16—1 year out——64Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland16—1 year out——65Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California15—1 year out——66University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida15—1 year out——67Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas15—1 year out——68Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahBrooklyn, New York15—1 year out$31,558—69Yeshiva Sholom ShachnaBrooklyn, New York15—1 year out——70Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas14—1 year out——71California State University-ChicoChico, California14—1 year out——72Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California14—1 year out——73Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio14—1 year out——74Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, Tennessee14—1 year out——75Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood, New Jersey14—1 year out——76Mechon L'hoyroaMonsey, New York14—1 year out——77Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokLakewood, New Jersey14—1 year out——78University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona13—1 year out——79Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida13—1 year out$53,041—80Yeshiva Derech ChaimBrooklyn, New York13—1 year out——81Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island13—1 year out——82Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical CollegeMonsey, New York13—1 year out——83California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California12—1 year out——84Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts12—1 year out——85Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey12—1 year out——86Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina12—1 year out$46,350—87Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelBrooklyn, New York12—1 year out——88The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama11—1 year out——89Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana11—1 year out——90Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinBrooklyn, New York11—1 year out——91Rabbinical College of Long IslandLong Beach, New York11—1 year out——92Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, North Carolina11—1 year out$37,084—93University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina11—1 year out——94Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudLakewood, New Jersey11—1 year out——95University of California-DavisDavis, California10—1 year out——96Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida10—1 year out——97Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, Illinois10—1 year out——98Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Iowa10—1 year out——99Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine10—1 year out——100Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts10—1 year out——
Associate programs — 55 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia94$36,9661 year out$44,195$29,2502Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas111$31,5931 year out—$26,5003Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York479—1 year out——4Seminary Bnos ChaimLakewood, New Jersey89—1 year out——5Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielLakewood, New Jersey59—1 year out——6Elyon CollegeBrooklyn, New York54—1 year out——7Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokMonsey, New York48—1 year out——8Yeshivath Zichron MosheSouth Fallsburg, New York45—1 year out——9Yeshivas NovominskBrooklyn, New York44—1 year out——10Yeshiva Gedolah Keren HatorahLakewood, New Jersey39—1 year out——11Yeshiva Shaar EphraimMonsey, New York38—1 year out——12Rabbinical College of Long IslandLong Beach, New York35—1 year out——13Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteBrooklyn, New York29—1 year out——14Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake VillageLakewood, New Jersey23—1 year out——15Yeshiva Ohr NaftoliNew Windsor, New York21—1 year out——16Yeshiva Chemdas HatorahLakewood, New Jersey20—1 year out——17Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkChestnut Ridge, New York18—1 year out——18Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher InstituteBrooklyn, New York17—1 year out——19Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelLakewood, New Jersey17—1 year out——20Ohr Hameir Theological SeminaryPeekskill, New York15—1 year out——21Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokLakewood, New Jersey15—1 year out——22Yeshiva of OceanGreenfield Park, New York13—1 year out——23Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzBrooklyn, New York12—1 year out——24Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio12—1 year out$40,039$25,04225Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——26Yeshivat Hechal ShemuelBrooklyn, New York12—1 year out——27Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California11—1 year out——28Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahLakewood, New Jersey11—1 year out——29Rabbinical College Beth ShragaMonsey, New York8—1 year out——30Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron MeilechBrooklyn, New York7—1 year out——31Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandSuffern, New York7—1 year out——32Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia6—1 year out—$29,50033Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California5—1 year out——34Beulah Heights UniversityAtlanta, Georgia4—1 year out——35Shorter CollegeN Little Rock, Arkansas3—1 year out——36Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas3—1 year out——37Pacific Rim Christian UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii3—1 year out——38Manna UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina3—1 year out——39Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, Arkansas2—1 year out——40Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California2—1 year out——41Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1—1 year out——42Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas1—1 year out——43Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California1—1 year out——44Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California1—1 year out——45Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California1—1 year out——46Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California1—1 year out——47Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, Idaho1—1 year out——48Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina1—1 year out——49Warner Pacific UniversityPortland, Oregon1—1 year out——50Clinton CollegeRock Hill, South Carolina1—1 year out——51Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee1—1 year out——52Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas1—1 year out——53Bluefield UniversityBluefield, Virginia1—1 year out——54Universidad Adventista de las AntillasMayaguez, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——55Central Yeshiva Beth JosephAirmont, New York1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 23 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Seminary Bnos ChaimLakewood, New Jersey288—1 year out——2Elim Bible CollegeLima, New York17—1 year out——3University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin16—1 year out——4Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona11—1 year out——5Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta, Georgia10—1 year out——6Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——7Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri7—1 year out——8University of FloridaGainesville, Florida6—1 year out——9University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——10Spring Hill CollegeMobile, Alabama4—1 year out——11Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana4—1 year out——12Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota4—1 year out——13Elyon CollegeBrooklyn, New York4—1 year out——14Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas2—1 year out——15Manna UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina2—1 year out——16Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts1—1 year out——17University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts1—1 year out——18University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan1—1 year out——19Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, Ohio1—1 year out——20Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——21East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, Texas1—1 year out——22University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin1—1 year out——23University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).