Since 1996, the FSU Department of Religion has granted more than 110 doctoral degrees and more than 190 master's degrees.
The vast majority — nearly 75% — of the department’s Ph.D. graduates have secured faculty or administrative positions in higher education. Approximately 37% of our Ph.D. graduates have accepted tenure-track positions at a range of public and private institutions including Louisiana State University, Gonzaga University, University of Northern Iowa and Radboud University in Holland. 18% were employed as non-tenure-track faculty, 12% found work in higher-education administration, and 8% received postdoctoral or visiting-faculty positions. A small percentage of students have found employment in related fields, including secondary education, nonprofit work and publishing.
Many of the graduates from the department's M.A. program continue on in the department’s Ph.D. program, while others pursue opportunities outside of academia. A significant number of our M.A. graduates have earned acceptance, many with full funding, into some of the most highly ranked Ph.D. programs in the United States and abroad, including Columbia University, Harvard Divinity School, Northwestern University, Oxford University, Stanford University, the University of Toronto and the University of Virginia.
The department maintains detailed information about alumni placements. If you are interested in learning more about the department’s placement record for former Ph.D. and M.A. students, please send a message to the director of graduate studies.
If you are a graduate of the FSU Department of Religion, you are invited to send us a note telling us what you've been up to. Please send a message to the director of graduate studies.