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Graduate Outcomes

Religious Studies

First Destinations

First Destinations

This graph illustrates the first destinations of recent alumni from the last four graduating classes. Details for each of these categories can be found below.
  • 54% Employment
  • 23% Graduate School
  • 15% Post-Graduate Service
  • 0% Fellowships
  • 0% Continuing Education
  • 8% Other

Top Locations

Top Locations

These are among the top locations of graduates in this major. Whether working, studying, or volunteering, you'll find Grinnellians all over the world.
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  • Boston, MA
  • Chicago, IL
  • Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN

Employment

Employment

There is no typical path of a Grinnell graduate. As this list illustrates, Grinnellians work across all types of industries working with a rich array of employers.
Employer Position
Bain & Company associate consultant
Center for Conflict Resolution programs manager
Iowa Army National Guard religious affairs specialist
Wellan Montessori School student engagement specialist
Religious Studies

Employment Data

Employer Position Location
Allina Health patient care technician Cottage Grove, MN
Bain & Company associate consultant New Delhi, India
Brooke Charter School associate teacher Boston, MA
Center for Conflict Resolution programs manager Chicago, IL
Conservation Law Foundation program assistant Providence, RI
Hotel Shattuck bartender Berkeley, CA
Iowa Army National Guard religious affairs specialist Waterloo, IA
NeuralX computer vision research engineer Los Angeles, CA
North American Language and Culture Assistant Program English language assistant Miranda de Ebro, Spain
Scope Solutions account manager Minneapolis, MN
Static Media freelance writer remote
Teaching Assistant Program in France teaching assistant Versailles, France
University of Missouri research specialist Columbia, MO
Wellan Montessori School student engagement specialist Newton, MA

Positions Related to Career Goals

Positions Related to Career Goals

This graph illustrates the extent to which our graduates' first job is aligned with their career goals. It's one thing to find a job; it's an entirely different thing to land the job you want!
  • 43% Completely
  • 29% Moderately
  • 14% Slightly
  • 14% Not at All

Graduate Schools

Graduate Schools

Grinnell graduates are particularly well prepared for graduate study. You'll find Grinnellians attend the best graduate and professional school programs around the world.
Institution Degree Field of Study
Harvard University MTS religion, ethics & politics
Hebrew Union College MA rabbinic ordination
University of Chicago MA religion
Religious Studies

Graduate Schools Data

Institution Degree Field of Study Location
Harvard University MTS religion, ethics & politics Cambridge, MA
Hebrew Union College MA rabbinic ordination New York, NY
Seattle University MBA business administration Seattle, WA
University of Chicago MA religion Chicago, IL
University of Iowa MA library & information science Iowa City, IA
University of Missouri MS anesthesia Kansas City, MO

Graduate School Acceptance Info

Of those who applied to and were accepted to at least one program, this chart illustrates the percentage of admitted students who were accepted to either their first or second choice program and institution.
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100% of students are accepted to their first or second choice graduate institution and program

Service

Service

Each year, Grinnellians advance causes and serve communities around the world as full-time volunteers.

Organization

  • Episcopal Service Corps
  • Peace Corps
  • Student Conservation Association
Religious Studies

Service Data

Organization Location
Episcopal Service Corps South Hadley, MA
Minnesota GreenCorps Minneapolis, MN
Peace Corps Dakar, Senegal
Student Conservation Association Wisdom, MT

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning

Participation in high-impact experiences is a hallmark of a Grinnell education. The following graphs illustrate the percentage of graduates who completed internships, research experiences (both on- and off-campus), service, and/or off-campus study prior to graduating from Grinnell.
Internships
73%
Religious Studies

Internships Data

Organization Field Location
AmeriCorps education Roseville, MN
The Bakken Museum education Minneapolis, MN
Beth Uriel education Cape Town, South Africa
Black Feminist Archive education Grinnell, IA
Circle of the Beloved social services Minneapolis, MN
City of Champaign Legal Department law/legal services Champaign, IL
Clickstop sales/marketing Urbana, IA
Community Foundation for MetroWest communications/media Natick, MA
Community Veteran Justice Project law/legal services remote
The Coronado News communications/media Coronado, CA
Cory Booker 2020 government/public policy Newark, NJ
Cow Tipping Press education Minneapolis, MN
Department of Justice Community Relations Service government/public policy Washington, DC
Generation Teach education Denver, CO
Grant Thornton consulting New Delhi, India
Interfaith Philadelphia social services Philadelphia, PA
International Center for Assault Prevention social services remote
Invite Welcome Connect social services remote
Iowa Office of the Governor government/public policy Des Moines, IA
Joe Vogel for Delegate government/public policy Annapolis, MD
Julian Castro 2020 government/public policy Des Moines, IA
KPMG India consulting New Delhi, India
Nobious Business Automation sales/marketing remote
Northwest Retail Partners business administration/management Seattle, WA
Oshkosh Corporation business administration/management Oshkosh, WI
Sacajawea Center government/public policy Salmon, ID
The School for Ethics & Global Leadership education London, UK
Search for Common Ground social services Amman, Jordan, Jordan
State Department government/public policy remote
STRIVE data science/analytics remote
TikTok law/legal services remote
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission government/public policy Champaign, IL
Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois social services Chicago, IL
United Way of Champaign County social services Champaign, IL
USAID government/public policy remote
Research
38%
Religious Studies

Research Data

Organization Field Location
1Cademy education remote
Carleton College Hindu nationalism & Tibetan Buddhist interactions Dharamshala, India
Fields Institute number theory Toronto, Canada
Fields Institute trace formulae Toronto, Canada
Iowa State University sustainable development Ames, IA
Loyola Univeristy immunology Chicago, IL
University of British Columbia cancer Vancouver , Canada
University of Connecticut optimal transport & fractal analysis remote
University of Georgia microbiology Athens, GA
University of Pennsylvania biomedical science Philadelphia, PA
Service
83%
Off-Campus Study
54%

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