by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in religion/religious studies, consider exploring other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of religion/religious studies, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Applied and Professional Ethics | 1 | 234 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 1 | 3,603 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 | 757 |
| Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies | 1 | 30 |
| Divinity/Ministry | 1 | 6,724 |
| Ethics | 1 | 147 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies | 1 | 1,235 |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 1 | 1,323 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | 1 | 184 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 1 | 224 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Talmudic Studies | 4,730 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 1,045 |
| Christian Studies | 618 |
| Religion/Religious Studies, Other | 70 |
| Catholic Studies | 51 |
| Islamic Studies | 36 |
| Buddhist Studies | 23 |
Part of the broader field of Religion/Religious Studies, religion/religious studies connects to the wider programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.