Religion (B.A.)

  • Adult/Evening Undergraduate, Major, Minor
  • 4-year, On Campus

What You’ll learn

Religion and Theology majors at La Salle gain critical thinking skills and a foundational knowledge to engage with and understand differences and to effectively respond to social injustice. Graduates of the Religion and Theology program go on to graduate and law school, work in the nonprofit sector, become social workers, and work for community-based organizations. They are ministers, teachers, and even project managers in the business world.

Why Study Religion at La Salle?

As a Religion major, you’ll have unique opportunities for experiential learning and to work towards meaningful social change in Philadelphia. Our POWER University Initiative and Inside-Out Program allows students to immerse in community organizing and to take courses in correctional facilities with incarcerated students to examine fundamental issues of social justice. 

The Religion curriculum embodies the four commitments of Lasallian education through values of curiosity, empathy, pluralism, and imagination. We build community by nurturing inclusive classroom and departmental spaces and by cultivating relationships within and beyond the boundaries of the University.

Curriculum, Courses and Requirements

Highlighted Courses

Meet the Faculty

Our students receive a top-notch education that is well-rounded and balanced. Not only are they taught the essential theoretical elements of their discipline, but they are grounded with real-world, marketable job skills such as critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, interpersonal skills, and skills relating to workflow. Many pursue advanced degrees and/or careers upon graduation in a wide range of fields including law, business, elementary and secondary education, communications and marketing, non-profit, and government.

Career Opportunities

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage is $55,000.

As college students, I think we often forget there is life right outside our campus. (This course) was a wonderful opportunity to speak with Belfield residents about their experiences living in this area. I learned from this course that Belfield is a neighborhood with a deep, rich history that must be protected and respected … and that I am attending a university that is driven to foster change and make a positive impact.

Skylar Gunthrop, ’22
on taking Together and By Association (TABA) courses
La Salle University Board Chair Ellen Reilly, '83 (left), and President Daniel J. Allen, Ph.D. (right), present Michael Imms, The Catholic Philopatrian Scholarship Foundation chair, and Sue (Schwab) Hohenleitner, ’92, with jerseys to represent the Lasallian Impact Award and the Lasallian Leadership Award, respectively.

La Salle University hosted its 32nd Annual Charter Dinner to celebrate the institution’s founding in 1863 and honor Sue Hohenleitner, ’92, and The Catholic Philopatrian Scholarship Foundation.

Angelica May Reyta, ‘25, MBA ’26, with her mother Everlinda Reyta (right) outside the family restaurant.

For Angelica May Reyta, ‘25, MBA ’26, La Salle University is more than just a college — it’s a family tradition. But her journey has been anything but typical.

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La Salle University is one of only 272 colleges and universities nationwide to earn a Voter-Friendly Campus designation from the NASPA and the Campus Vote Project.