Theology & Religious Vocations at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and approximately 1,496 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.

NWC Theology & Religious Vocations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theology & Religious Vocations

NWC Theology & Religious Vocations Rankings

The theology & religious vocations major at NWC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Theology & Religious Vocations. 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.

Theology & Religious Vocations Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of theology & religious vocations bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical theology & religious vocations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at NWC since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theology & religious vocations at NWC 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 Northwestern College with a bachelor's in theology & religious vocations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Theology & Religious Vocations

Theology & Religious Vocations majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religious Education	3

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History

Careers That Theology & Religious Vocations Grads May Go Into

A degree in theology & 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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Clergy	410	$49,540
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$79,510
Religious Activities and Education Directors	130	$51,240
Music Directors and Composers	60	$52,430
Religious Workers	60	$29,290

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.