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religious institution administration and law

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 39.0801 - 39.0899.

Types of Degrees religious institution administration and law Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing religious institution administration and law may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Associate’s Degree	11
Bachelor’s Degree	7
Master’s Degree	39

What religious institution administration and law Majors Need to Know

Coursework for religious institution administration and law emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that religious institution administration and law graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing religious institution administration and law emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.4 / 7.
• Law and Government — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Computers and Electronics — Importance 3.3 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.0 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills built by a religious institution administration and law program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to religious institution administration and law careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, religious institution administration and law graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Getting Information	4.6 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.2 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.1 / 7
Working with Computers	4.1 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.1 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.1 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.0 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	3.9 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	3.9 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by religious institution administration and law professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Collaborative editing software	Word processing software	—
Learning management system LMS	Computer based training software	✓
DOC Cop	Information retrieval or search software	—
Desire2Learn LMS software	Computer based training software	—
Image scanning software	Optical character reader OCR or scanning software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for religious institution administration and law graduates include:

• University Faculty Member
• College Faculty Member
• Adjunct Professor
• Associate Professor
• College Professor
• Instructor
• Adjunct Instructor
• Assistant Professor
• Professor
• Religious Educator
• Faculty Member
• Clinical Law Professor
• Torts Law Professor
• U.S. Law Instructor (United States Law Instructor)
• Law Instructor

What Can You Do With a religious institution administration and law Degree?

Graduates with a degree in religious institution administration and law commonly enter the following occupations:

Occupation	Job Growth	Median Salary	25th–75th Pctile
Religious Workers, All Other	-1.4%	$58,956	$47,118–$70,794

^{Job-growth = projected employment change for the parent occupation. Source: ONET / BLS Employment Projections.*}

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to religious institution administration and law graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	29.1%
Bachelor’s degree	28.6%
Master’s degree	15.5%
First professional degree	12.5%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	3.5%
Post-doctoral training	3.2%
High school diploma or equivalent	2.0%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	1.9%
Postsecondary certificate	1.8%
Some college courses	1.0%
Post-master’s certificate	0.8%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in religious institution administration and law?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly male, with men earning 64.9% of religious institution administration and law degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	20	35.1%
Men	37	64.9%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of religious institution administration and law graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	35	61.4%
Asian	4	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6	10.5%
Black or African American	6	10.5%
Race Unknown	5	8.8%
International Students	1	1.8%

^{See minority definition below.}

Online religious institution administration and law Programs

Distance learning is reported by IPEDS for religious institution administration and law. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Bachelor’s	1	0
Master’s	1	1

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theology and Religious Vocations	26,216
Theological and Ministerial Studies	15,135
Bible/Biblical Studies	3,603
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	3,230
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	1,249
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	1,235
Religious Education	1,230
Religious Music and Worship	477
THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.