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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2021

4,119

declining 3.08%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$13,532

growing 1.61%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$21,495

growing 2.36%

Average Wage

$59,309

growing 7.24%

People in Workforce

320,754

growing 2.09%

Average Employee Age

47.7

growing 0.156%

About

In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Biblical Studies degree recipients are Lynchburg, VA, Roseville, MN, and Dallas, TX. The most common degree awarded to students studying Biblical Studies is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Biblical Studies and the types of students that study this field. Liberty University awards the most degrees in Biblical Studies in the US, but Wave Leadership College and Gather 4 Him Christian College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Biblical Studies.

Tuition costs for Biblical Studies majors are, on average, $13,532 for in-state public colleges, and $21,495 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Biblical Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (245 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (4,060 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Biblical Studies

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Biblical Studies, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (4,060 completions in 2021).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Biblical Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$13,532

Median In-State Public

$21,495

Median Out of State Private

Liberty University has the most Biblical Studies degree recipients, with 250 degrees awarded in 2021.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Biblical Studies.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Biblical Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Wave Leadership College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Biblical Studies, with 100%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Biblical Studies

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Biblical Studies by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Biblical Studies.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors is $59,309 and the most common occupations are Clergy, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors is Religious organizations, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Spectator sports.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

$59,309

Average Wage in Workforce

± $2,525

7.24%

1 Year Growth

± 5.63%

The average salary for THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors is $59,309 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 AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

The most common occupations THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors, by number of employees, are Clergy, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors working as Clergy, Religious workers, all other, and Directors, religious activities & education.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

The highest paid occupations by median income for THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Physicians.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

320,754

2021 Workforce

± 13,890

2.09%

1 Year Growth

± 6.03%

The number of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.09%, from 314,186 in 2020 to 320,754 in 2021.

The largest single share of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. graduates go on to work as Clergy (26.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

The most common industries that employ THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors, by number of employees, are Religious organizations, Elementary & secondary schools, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

The highest paying industries of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors, by average wage, are Spectator sports, Natural gas distribution, and Software publishing.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

320,754

2021 Workforce

± 13,890

2.09%

1 Year Growth

± 6.03%

The number of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.09%, from 314,186 in 2020 to 320,754 in 2021.

The industry which employs the most THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. graduates by share is Religious organizations, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

PUMAS with a relatively high number of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. is 47.7.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. (2,639 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

47.7

Average Age in 2021

± 0.613 Years

0.156%

1 Year Change

± 1.84%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.. The most common ages of employees with this major are 58 and 40 years old, which represent 2.52% and 2.42% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Biblical Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

The most common degree types held by the working population in THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (62.2%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Biblical Studies.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
2,639 degrees awarded
Black or African American
497 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
281 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Biblical Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
1,139 degrees awarded
White Female
606 degrees awarded
Black or African American Male
126 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Biblical Studies.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biblical Studies is from the 2 Digit Course THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS..

Most Common Countries of Origin

Korea
5,061 degree recipients
Mexico
3,228 degree recipients
Philippines
2,471 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Korea
5.41 times more than expected
Uganda
4.99 times more than expected
Switzerland
4.87 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. degrees (5.41 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 (5,061 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Biblical Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Biblical Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Biblical Studies majors need more than the average amount of Learning Strategies, Writing, Instructing, Systems Evaluation, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Systems Analysis, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Programming, Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Technology Design, Operations Analysis, Time Management, Negotiation, Management of Material Resources, Mathematics, Operation Monitoring, Science, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Equipment Selection, Installation, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing.

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 Biblical 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 Learning Strategies is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Coordination, Service Orientation, Time Management, Persuasion, Management of Personnel Resources, Negotiation, Operations Analysis, Mathematics, Science, Management of Material Resources, Programming, Technology Design, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Equipment Selection, Installation, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.