by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in women’s ministry, take a look at other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of women’s ministry, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Contemplative Studies/Inquiry | 2 | 10 |
| Religious Music and Worship, Other | 2 | 6 |
| Thanatology | 2 | 6 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 1 | 3,603 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 | 757 |
| Church Planting | 1 | 10 |
| Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | 1 | 187 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, Other | 1 | 4 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies | 1 | 1,235 |
| Religious Education | 1 | 1,230 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 1,323 |
| Lay Ministry | 732 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | 678 |
| Youth Ministry | 327 |
| Urban Ministry | 65 |
| Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies | 30 |
As a more focused area within Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, women’s ministry shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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