Theology & Religious Vocations at Erskine College

If you are interested in studying theology and religious vocations, you may want to check out the program at Erskine College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Erskine is located in Due West, South Carolina and approximately 943 students attend the school each year.

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

Erskine Theology & Religious Vocations Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Theology & Religious Vocations
• Doctorate Degree in Theology & Religious Vocations

Erskine Theology & Religious Vocations Rankings

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There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in theology and religious vocations, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theology & Religious Vocations Student Demographics at Erskine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theology and religious vocations majors at Erskine College.

Erskine Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Program

The theology and religious vocations program at Erskine awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 77% of these degrees went to men with the other 23% going to women.

Of the students who received a theology and religious vocations master's degree from Erskine, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theology and religious vocations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Erskine College with a master's in theology and religious vocations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Theology & Religious Vocations

Theology & Religious Vocations majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Erskine College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theological & Ministerial Studies	23
Biblical Studies	6
Religious Education	2

Related Majors

• Visual & Performing Arts
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies

Careers That Theology & Religious Vocations Grads May Go Into

A degree in theology and religious vocations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Erskine College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Clergy	710	$56,050
Philosophy and Religion Professors	270	$68,370
Music Directors and Composers	100	$53,700
Religious Activities and Education Directors	60	$68,540

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 blahedo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.