Missionary Studies & Missiology
Add ComparisonThe locations with the highest concentration of Missionary Studies & Missiology degree recipients are Pottersville, NY, Bloomington, MN, and Pasadena, CA. The locations with a relatively high number of Missionary Studies & Missiology degree recipients are Pottersville, NY, Bloomington, MN, and Hobe Sound, FL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Missionary Studies & Missiology is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Missionary Studies & Missiology and the types of students that study this field. Word of Life Bible Institute awards the most degrees in Missionary Studies & Missiology in the US, but Word of Life Bible Institute and Bethany Global University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Missionary Studies & Missiology.
Tuition costs for Missionary Studies & Missiology majors are, on average, $0 for in-state public colleges, and $22,055 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Missionary Studies & Missiology programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (131 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (1,050 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Missionary Studies & Missiology, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (1,050 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Missionary Studies & Missiology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Word of Life Bible Institute has the most Missionary Studies & Missiology degree recipients, with 335 degrees awarded in 2020.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Missionary Studies & Missiology.
Out of all institutions that offer Missionary Studies & Missiology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Word of Life Bible Institute has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Missionary Studies & Missiology, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Missionary Studies & Missiology by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Missionary Studies & Missiology.
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 $55,305 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 Spectator sports.
The average salary for Theology majors is $55,305 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 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, Directors, religious activities & education, and Religious workers, all other.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Theology majors are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
The number of Theology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.43%, from 306,719 in 2019 to 314,186 in 2020.
The most common industries that employ Theology majors, by number of employees, are Religious organizations, Elementary & secondary schools, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries of Theology majors, by average wage, are Spectator sports, Software publishing, and Natural gas distribution.
The number of Theology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.43%, from 306,719 in 2019 to 314,186 in 2020.
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 58 and 59 years old, which represent 2.66% and 2.56% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Missionary Studies & Missiology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary 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 Missionary Studies & Missiology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Missionary Studies & Missiology 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 Bachelors Degree recipients in Missionary Studies & Missiology. White Female 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 Korea that hold Theology degrees (6.48 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 (5,902 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Missionary Studies & Missiology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Missionary Studies & Missiology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Missionary Studies & Missiology majors need more than the average amount of Learning Strategies, Writing, and Instructing.
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 Missionary Studies & Missiology 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, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.