Bachelor in Religion/Religious Studies (Bachelor's)

At Eckerd College, tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $52,800 per year..

The programme is offered on-campus as a full-time undergraduate degree over four years. Students engage in discussion-based courses that examine religion's role in politics, culture, and global societies. The curriculum emphasizes close reading, comparative analysis, and critical thinking across diverse religious traditions and secular perspectives. All students complete an internship and an independent research project as part of their degree requirements.

Focus areas include Buddhism and social concerns, Gender and sexuality in religion, Religion and American culture, Religion and science fiction, Religion and environmentalism, Religion and race.

The programme requires 120 credits, including core courses in religious traditions, theory, and methods. Students complete a required internship and an independent research project, both of which count toward degree credits.

Graduates enter careers in nonprofit organizations, education, government, healthcare, information technology, law, journalism, and business.

Applicants must submit high school transcripts, standardized test scores if required, and a personal statement. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is recommended for competitive consideration.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 79% of applicants.

Eckerd College is a liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, with academic pathways that lead graduates into medicine, law, marine science and other fields. Students have worked with organizations including NASA, NOAA, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and Raymond James Financial. Students have also co-authored research on gopher tortoises in scientific journals. Ninety percent of graduates earn their degree in four years or fewer, and 94% are employed or pursuing advanced degrees within one year of graduation.

The college’s waterfront campus is home to 1,800 students from across the United States and around the world. St. Petersburg sits on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with seven beaches nearby and an average year-round temperature of 75 degrees. Some residence halls have ocean views, and most are pet-friendly. The city also offers access to technology jobs and a strong work-life balance.

International students can ease into college through Autumn Term, a three-week orientation that introduces college life and helps students plan their studies. Each student receives support from a personal faculty mentor. Eckerd offers faculty-led study abroad programmes, a semester at its study centre in London and about 300 destinations each year, giving students several ways to add international experience to their degree.