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Religious Education at Messiah University

Religious Education at Messiah University

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

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 students attend the school each year.

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.

Messiah Religious Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Ed

Messiah Religious Education Rankings

The religious ed major at Messiah 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.

Religious Ed Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Religious Education Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of religious ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religious ed at Messiah are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Religious Education

If you plan to be a religious ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Messiah University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Education 16

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 PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Religious Activities and Education Directors 1,490 $40,980
Philosophy and Religion Professors 1,040 $84,800

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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