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religious institution administration and management

Types of Degrees religious institution administration and management Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing religious institution administration and management have the option of earning 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 management Majors Need to Know

Studies in religious institution administration and management develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that religious institution administration and management graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in religious institution administration and management emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Law and Government — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.
• Administration and Management — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Mathematics — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Computers and Electronics — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.

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

Skills

The skill set built by a religious institution administration and management program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to religious institution administration and management careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Written Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

Common Job Activities

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

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Getting Information	4.6 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.5 / 7
Working with Computers	4.4 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.4 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.3 / 7
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.2 / 7
Processing Information	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.1 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.1 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

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

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Microsoft Visio	Process mapping and design software	—
Microsoft SharePoint	Document management software	—
Structured query language SQL	Data base user interface and query software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Tableau	Business intelligence and data analysis software	✓
Microsoft Project	Project management software	—

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

Sample Job Titles

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

• Letter-of-Credit Document Examiner
• Financial Aid Coordinator
• Escrow Closer
• Bail Bondsman
• Bank and Savings Securities Trader
• Licensed Bondsman
• Rate Engineer
• Bail Bond Agent
• Financial Aid Officer
• Bondsman
• Operations Officer
• Installment Dealer
• Estate Administrator
• Adjuster
• Rate Analyst

Education Typically Required

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

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	60.6%
Master’s degree	16.8%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	6.8%
High school diploma or equivalent	4.3%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	3.9%
Postsecondary certificate	3.9%
Some college courses	2.2%
Doctoral degree	1.3%
Post-master’s certificate	0.3%

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

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

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly male, with men earning 64.9% of religious institution administration and management 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 management 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 management Programs

Distance learning is tracked by IPEDS for religious institution administration and management. 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	CIP Code
Religious Institution Administration and Law	39.08
Religious Institution Administration and Law, Other	39.0899
Religious/Canon Law	39.0802

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.