by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in church planting, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Here you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of church planting, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies | 1 | 30 |
| Contemplative Studies/Inquiry | 1 | 10 |
| Lay Ministry | 1 | 732 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | 1 | 678 |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 1 | 1,323 |
| Religious Music and Worship, Other | 1 | 6 |
| Religious/Canon Law | 1 | — |
| Thanatology | 1 | 6 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other | 1 | 1,726 |
| Urban Ministry | 1 | 65 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Missions/Missionary Studies | 1,235 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, Other | 4 |
Part of the broader field of Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, church planting sits alongside related programs in that field.
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