By studying religion, you learn how whole cultures, past and present, have imagined the universe and how they are able to live in it. You will also learn some of the enduring questions that humans have confronted and some major answers to those questions. On the other hand, you can be deeply religious and major in Religious Studies. Tell them you've decided to spend all this time, money, and effort on something that will matter to you thirty years from now. In other words, tell them that you intend to take your college education seriously.
Some students study religion to prepare for a career in high school teaching or religious ministry.
Others plan to proceed to graduate work in theology or religious studies in anticipation of a university career. Most students, however, major in theology simply because they find the study fascinating and rewarding. As an inherently interdisciplinary field, theology is an ideal liberal arts major. Through close study of influential theological and religious texts, rituals, and artifacts, students learn about their own faith and our common culture. Beyond these points, studying religion is practical in several less obvious ways .