In America, Does More Education Equal Less Religion? Overall, U.S. Adults with College Degrees Are Less Religious than Others, but This Pattern Does Not Hold among Christians

Education and Literacy;Religion

In America, Does More Education Equal Less Religion? Overall, U.S. Adults with College Degrees Are Less Religious than Others, but This Pattern Does Not Hold among Christians

The idea that highly educated people are less religious, on average, than those with less education has been a part of the public discourse for decades, but some scholars of religion have called this notion into question. And a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys shows that the relationship between religion and education in the United States is not so simple.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: United States