Religious Studies

As a religious studies major, you’ll take an interdisciplinary approach to the academic study of religion, drawing upon humanities and social scientific disciplines and situating religious traditions within historically and theoretically critical contexts. You won’t be asked to adhere to nor explain away particular religious stances; instead, you’ll develop the intellectual tools to understand how normative claims about religious beliefs and practices are implicated in constructing and contesting various social identities, and how these claims help shape historical events.

Sample Courses

Black Religious Traditions: Sacred and Secular
Sound, Silence and the Sacred
Religion and Environmental Sustainability
Heavens, Hells and Purgatories

Post-Graduate Outcomes

All information below is based on the 2014-2018 First-Destination Post-Graduate Survey. Lists are not exhaustive, rather they are a sampling of the data. "Other" includes time off, travel, volunteer experiences, and/or preparing for graduate school. If you would like to more information, please email as_careers@cornell.edu

Approximately 2/3 of 2014-2018 graduates reported being Employed and Attending Graduate School at similar rates.

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Below, you will find:

Top Employment Sectors
Where Graduates Work
Top Graduate Fields
Where Graduates Study

Top Employment Sectors

Consulting/Professional Practice
Education
Government

Where 2014-2018 Religious Studies Graduates Work

Employer	Job Titles
Amazon	Federal Cloud Consultant
Cornerstone Research	Analyst
E&J Gallo Winery	Field Sales Representative
NYC Department of Education	Mixed Methods Research Consultant
Pennsylvania State University	Lab Manager