Other Theological & Ministerial Studies
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Theological & Ministerial Studies degree recipients are Chicago, IL, Kirkland, WA, and Dallas, TX. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Theological & Ministerial Studies degree recipients are Lima, NY, Ellendale, ND, and Delafield, WI. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Theological & Ministerial Studies is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies and the types of students that study this field. Moody Bible Institute awards the most degrees in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies in the US, but Grace Mission University and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies.
Tuition costs for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies majors are, on average, $25,200 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Theological & Ministerial Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (143 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (1,697 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (1,697 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Theological & Ministerial Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Moody Bible Institute has the most Other Theological & Ministerial Studies degree recipients, with 135 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Theological & Ministerial Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Grace Mission University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies, with 71.1%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Theology graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Theology majors is $67,003 and the most common occupations are Clergy, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most Theology majors is Religious organizations, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Fishing, hunting & trapping.
The average salary for Theology majors is $67,003 and the most common occupations are Clergy, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Theology majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Theology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Theology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Theology majors, by number of employees, are Clergy, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Theology majors working as Clergy, Religious workers, all other, and Directors, religious activities & education.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Theology majors are Surgeons, Gaming services workers, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists.
The number of Theology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.785%, from 327,727 in 2022 to 330,301 in 2023.
The most common industries that employ Theology majors, by number of employees, are Religious organizations, Elementary & secondary schools, and uninformed.
The highest paying industries of Theology majors, by average wage, are Fishing, hunting & trapping, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, and Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing.
The number of Theology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.785%, from 327,727 in 2022 to 330,301 in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Theology graduates by share is Religious organizations, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Theology.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Theology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Theology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Theology. The most common ages of employees with this major are 39 and 40 years old, which represent 2.45% and 2.43% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Theology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Other Theological & Ministerial Studies.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Paraguay that hold Theology degrees (8.52 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Korea (5,255 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Theological & Ministerial Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Theological & Ministerial Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Theological & Ministerial Studies majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Negotiation.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.
