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In 2019, the locations with the highest concentration of Talmudic Studies degree recipients are Lakewood, NJ, New York, NY, and Kiryas Joel, NY. In 2019, the locations with a relatively high number of Talmudic Studies degree recipients are Kiryas Joel, NY, Pikesville, MD, and Oak Park, MI. The most common degree awarded to students studying Talmudic Studies is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Talmudic Studies and the types of students that study this field. Beth Medrash Govoha awards the most degrees in Talmudic Studies in the US, but Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood and Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Talmudic Studies.
Tuition costs for Talmudic Studies majors are, on average, $10,650 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Talmudic Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (81 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (3,501 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Talmudic Studies, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (3,501 completions in 2019).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Talmudic Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Beth Medrash Govoha has the most Talmudic Studies degree recipients, with 1,287 degrees awarded in 2019.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Talmudic Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Talmudic Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Talmudic Studies, with 300%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Talmudic 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 $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 Talmudic Studies 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 Talmudic Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Talmudic Studies for each race & ethnicity.
In 2019, 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 Talmudic 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 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).
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