Theology And Religious Vocations Major Details

Theology And Religious Vocations is a major in the Liberal Arts field. It offers a very low median lifetime income of $1.76 million. A medium share of 42% of students go on to obtain a masters, doctorate, or professional degree after their bachelors. See data details here.

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Theology And Religious Vocations Majors’ Salary Over the Career

This figure shows median earnings by age for those who majored in Theology And Religious Vocations but have a bachelor’s degree only: “This Major (BA only)”, and those who majored in Theology And Religious Vocations but obtained a masters degree or higher: “This Major (Grad Degree)”. For reference, “All Majors (BA only)” contains the median income for all college graduates who have a bachelor’s degree only, and “All Majors (Grad Degree)” contains the median income for all college graduates who have a Master’s degree or higher.

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Age	incwag_med_ba_major	incwag_med_grad_major	incwag_med_ba	incwag_med_grad
23	27,009	20,413	37,774	44,789
26	40,068	46,109	54,289	66,320
31	47,646	58,000	66,320	81,845
36	53,056	64,824	75,549	96,893
41	55,654	66,700	80,040	103,285
46	54,242	65,869	82,862	108,750
51	54,289	67,689	82,650	110,064
56	52,884	61,077	80,040	107,184
61	46,952	60,501	72,235	98,939
Age	incwag_med_ba_major	incwag_med_grad_major	incwag_med_ba	incwag_med_grad

This table highlights key outcomes for Theology And Religious Vocations majors, compared to averages for all college graduates.

Item	This Major	All Majors
Lifetime Income (millions $)	$1.76	$2.77
Early-Career Income	$36K	$50K
Mid-Career Income	$54K	$85K
Income Growth Over Career	50%	70%
Early Career Unemployment Rate	2.8%	3.8%
% Female	29%	54%
Share with Masters Degree	32.2%	28%
Share with PhD	6.7%	4.3%
Share with Professional Degree	3.3%	5.7%
Share of Degree-Holders Working in Top 10 Occupations	51%	51%

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Top 10 Early-Career Occupations (Bachelor’s only)

These are the top occupations for Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 25-35 who have a BA only (no graduate degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 25-35 with a BA only who worked in that occupation.

Share	Occupation	Income
20	Clergy	48,600
5	Unemployed	0
4	Elementary and Middle School Teachers	36,500
3	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	29,000
3	First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers	58,000
3	Managers, nec (including Postmasters)	62,400
2	Directors, Religious Activities and Education	40,800
2	Retail Salespersons	24,700
2	Religious Workers, nec	32,800
2	Childcare Workers	15,600

Top 10 Mid-Career Occupations (Bachelor’s only)

These are the top occupations for Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 45-55 who have a BA only (no graduate degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 45-55 with a BA only who worked in that occupation.

Share	Occupation	Income
19	Clergy	56,900
8	Unemployed	0
3	Managers, nec (including Postmasters)	85,500
3	Elementary and Middle School Teachers	35,800
3	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	34,800
2	First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers	54,200
2	Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers	60,000
2	Retail Salespersons	36,400
1	Janitors and Building Cleaners	31,900
1	Social Workers	43,500

Top 10 Mid-Career Occupations (Master’s Degree or higher)

These are the top occupations for Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 45-55 who have completed graduate work (Masters, PhD, Professional Degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 45-55 with graduate degrees who worked in that occupation.

Share	Occupation	Income
39	Clergy	63,400
6	Unemployed	0
4	Elementary and Middle School Teachers	65,200
3	Postsecondary Teachers	84,300
2	Counselors	61,900
2	Managers, nec (including Postmasters)	101,000
2	Education Administrators	73,700
2	Religious Workers, nec	65,400
2	Secondary School Teachers	61,100
1	Social Workers	61,100

Top 10 Early-Career Industries

These are the top industries for Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 25-35 and the median income they received in the industry. The share indicates the percentage of Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 25-35 who worked in that industry.

Share	Industry	Income
30	Religious organizations	48,600
9	Elementary and secondary schools	40,000
4	N/A (not applicable)	0
4	Colleges and universities	39,600
3	All construction	46,400
3	Eating and drinking places	31,500
2	Social services, n.e.c.	39,200
2	Health services, n.e.c.	42,600
2	Hospitals	51,600
2	Child day care services	20,700

Top 10 Mid-Career Industries

These are the top industries for Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 45-55 and the median income they received in the industry. The share indicates the percentage of Theology And Religious Vocations majors aged 45-55 who worked in that industry.

Share	Industry	Income
31	Religious organizations	59,300
7	Elementary and secondary schools	51,400
7	N/A (not applicable)	0
4	All construction	55,100
3	Colleges and universities	71,300
3	Hospitals	70,900
2	Health services, n.e.c.	52,900
2	Social services, n.e.c.	49,200
2	Justice, public order, and safety	72,600
2	Insurance	65,500

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