Urban Ministry
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Urban Ministry degree recipients are Dallas, TX, Jackson, TN, and Charlotte, NC. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Urban Ministry degree recipients are Beaver Falls, PA, Jackson, TN, and Winona Lake, IN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Urban Ministry is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Urban Ministry and the types of students that study this field. Bakke Graduate University awards the most degrees in Urban Ministry in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Urban Ministry, followed by Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary.
Tuition costs for Urban Ministry majors are, on average, $32,080 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Urban Ministry programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (17 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (65 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Urban Ministry, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (65 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Urban Ministry programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Bakke Graduate University has the most Urban Ministry degree recipients, with 20 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Urban Ministry.
Out of all institutions that offer Urban Ministry programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Bakke Graduate University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Urban Ministry, with 83.3%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Urban Ministry 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 Urban Ministry are Bachelors Degree, Research Doctorate, and Associates Degree.
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 Urban Ministry.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Urban Ministry for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, Black or African American 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 Urban Ministry.
Black or African American 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 Urban Ministry field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Urban Ministry majors need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Urban Ministry majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Operations Analysis.
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 Urban Ministry 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 Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.
