Religious Education at North Park University

If you are interested in studying religious education, you may want to check out the program at North Park University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

North Park is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,831. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received their master's degree in religious ed.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Education section at the bottom of this page.

North Park Religious Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Religious Ed

Online Classes Are Available at North Park

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, North Park does offer online courses in religious ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

North Park Religious Education Rankings

Religious Ed Student Demographics at North Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religious ed majors at North Park University.

North Park Religious Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in religious ed from North Park. About 46% were men and 54% were women.

Of the students who received a religious ed master's degree from North Park, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Park University with a master's in religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Religious Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in religious ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for North Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,650	$43,930
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By NPPyzixBlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.