Religious Education at Azusa Pacific University

If you plan to study religious education, take a look at what Azusa Pacific University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Azusa Pacific is located in Azusa, California and has a total student population of 9,006. In 2021, 9 religious ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Azusa Pacific.

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.

Azusa Pacific Religious Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Ed
• Master’s Degree in Religious Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Religious Ed

Azusa Pacific Religious Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religious ed programs across the country. The following shows how Azusa Pacific performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religious ed major at Azusa Pacific is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	3
	8

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in religious ed from Azusa Pacific. This makes it the #12 most popular school for religious ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in religious ed, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Azusa Pacific Religious Ed Graduates

The median salary of religious ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Azusa Pacific is $29,538. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $28,864 for all religious ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Religious Ed Student Demographics at Azusa Pacific

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

Azusa Pacific Religious Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in religious ed from Azusa Pacific. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religious ed at Azusa Pacific are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religious ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Azusa Pacific Religious Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in religious ed from Azusa Pacific. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the religious ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Azusa Pacific also has a doctoral program available in religious ed. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies
• 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 CA, the home state for Azusa Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Religious Activities and Education Directors	3,470	$50,650
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370

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 Lance Cpl. Norman Eckles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.