Theology
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Theology degree recipients are Lynchburg, VA, Chicago, IL, and Louisville, KY. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Theology degree recipients are Avocado Heights, CA, El Dorado Hills, CA, and Mundelein, IL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Theology is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Theology and the types of students that study this field. Liberty University awards the most degrees in Theology in the US, but Word of Life Bible Institute and Westminster Theological Seminary have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Theology.
Tuition costs for Theology majors are, on average, $7,680 for in-state public colleges, and $27,660 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Theology programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (590 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (25,324 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Theology, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (25,324 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Theology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Liberty University has the most Theology degree recipients, with 2,468 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Theology.
Out of all institutions that offer Theology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Word of Life Bible Institute has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Theology, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Theology 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 $68,677 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 Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing.
The average salary for Theology majors is $68,677 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, Nurse anesthetists, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.
The number of Theology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1%, from 330,301 in 2023 to 333,619 in 2024.
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 Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing, Fishing, hunting & trapping, and Animal food, grain & oilseed milling.
The number of Theology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1%, from 330,301 in 2023 to 333,619 in 2024.
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 2.47% and 2.46% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Theology are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Research Doctorate.
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 Theology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Theology for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, 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 Theology.
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 Uganda that hold Theology degrees (8.53 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 (4,985 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Theology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Theology majors need many skills, but most especially Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Theology majors need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis, Systems Analysis, and Systems Evaluation.
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 Theology 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 Operations Analysis is very distinctive for majors, but the Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.