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religious music and worship, other

Types of Degrees religious music and worship, other Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing religious music and worship, other have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Bachelor’s Degree	5
Master’s Degree	1

What religious music and worship, other Majors Need to Know

Programs in religious music and worship, other build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that religious music and worship, other graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in religious music and worship, other emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Philosophy and Theology — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.4 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

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

Skills

Skills built by a religious music and worship, other program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Social Perceptiveness — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Instructing — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.2 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to religious music and worship, other careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Speech Recognition — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, religious music and worship, other graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.8 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.6 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.4 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.3 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.3 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.2 / 7
Getting Information	4.2 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.2 / 7
Developing and Building Teams	4.2 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by religious music and worship, other professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Facebook	Web page creation and editing software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Social media software	Web page creation and editing software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Website development software	Web page creation and editing software	—
Adobe Photoshop	Graphics or photo imaging software	—
Word processing software	Word processing software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Zoom	Video conferencing software	—

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

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for religious music and worship, other graduates include:

• Sub Prior
• Cantor
• Sunday School Missionary
• Dianetic Counselor
• Church Worker
• Bible Reader
• Christian Science Healer
• Ecclesiastical Worker
• Sister
• Home Mission Worker
• Faith Doctor
• Christian Science Reading Room Attendant
• Christian Science Nurse
• Mother Superior
• Shochet

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to religious music and worship, other graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	53.6%
Postsecondary certificate	21.1%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	14.4%
Master’s degree	9.2%
High school diploma or equivalent	0.9%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	0.6%
Some college courses	0.3%

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

Who Is Earning a Degree in religious music and worship, other?

Gender Distribution

This field has a relatively balanced gender distribution: 50% women and 50% men among religious music and worship, other graduates.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	3	50.0%
Men	3	50.0%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of religious music and worship, other graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	6	100.0%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do religious music and worship, other Graduates Earn?

Federal data tracks median earnings of religious music and worship, other graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Earnings tend to climb steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$35,384
4 years	$38,039
5 years	$44,242

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $44,242 — roughly 25% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Is a Degree in religious music and worship, other Worth It?

On the earnings side, the federal earnings tracker, religious music and worship, other graduates earn a median of $38,039 four years after completion — essentially in line with the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Religious Music and Worship	39.05
Religious/Sacred Music	39.0501
Worship Ministry	39.0502
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies	39.0706
Lay Ministry	39.0705
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other	39.0799
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	39.0701
Urban Ministry	39.0703
Women’s Ministry	39.0704
Bible/Biblical Studies	39.0201

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.