Students who major in religious studies go on to careers in an array of professions. Their understanding of the scope of human religious experience and their willingness to explore meaning and purpose in their own lives makes religious studies majors desirable employees in many fields.
From professional careers to graduate studies to non-profit work, here is a look at how recent religious studies graduates make their mark beyond the Hill.
Madison McDowell '19
JD Candidate, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Will Freda '18
English Teaching Assistant, Fulbright Fellowship, Thailand
Nathaniel Rosenberg '18
eAdviser, College Advising Corps, Lancaster, PA
Hannah Vilas ’18
English Teaching Assistant, Fulbright Fellowship, Argentina
Alexander Centeno '17
Deputy Finance Director, Josh Harder for Congress, CA
Alex Greenwald '16
Freelance Reporter, 22nd Century Media LLC, Alliance, OH
Edward Baxter '15
Americorps National Teaching Fellow, Citizen Schools, New York City
Zoë Lyon '15
Research assistant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA
Lizzy Tribone '15
Editorial, Publicity, Marketing Intern, Penguin Random House, New York, NY
Sarah A. Schiller '14
Business consulting analyst, Nationwide Financial, Columbus, OH
Madeline A. Jobrack '13
Preschool teacher, Jewish Community Center, Columbus, OH
Bettina H. Hahn-Lawson '12
Sixth grade ELA special education teacher, Entrada Academy, New York, NY
Rev. Jared H. Ruark '11
Pastor, St. John's United Church of Christ, Mansfield, OH
Hannah Carlson ’11
Publisher data liaison, Midpoint Tradebooks
James Diskint ’10
Law student, Cardozo School of Law
Lauren Koffler ’09
Analyst, Nexera, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY
Jessica E. Francois ’09
Outdoor education instructor, Mono Lake Committee, Fresno, CA
Michael Vanacore ’09
Union organizer, SEIU Local 500, Washington, DC and Maryland
Shannon R. Deoul ’08
Account associate, Raz Public Relations, Santa Monica, CA
Archita Jha ’07
Program manager, U.S.-India Education Foundation, New York, NY
Alexandra D. Wallace ’06
Education director, Durango Discovery Museum, Durango, CO
Meghan T. Semler ’06
Seafood Watch administrative coordinator, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA
Adam S. Lavitt ’04
Rabbi, Jewish Chaplaincy Council of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Soubhik Saha ’02
Consultant, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Washington, DC
Billy Means ’02
Vice president and assistant general counsel, Nuveen Investments
Emily M. Scott ’01
Landscape architect, Gustafon Guthrie Nichol, Ltd., Seattle, WA