by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in youth ministry, consider exploring other closely related fields of study. Below 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 youth ministry, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | 2 | 187 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 1 | 3,603 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 | 757 |
| Contemplative Studies/Inquiry | 1 | 10 |
| Divinity/Ministry | 1 | 6,724 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies | 1 | 1,235 |
| Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies | 1 | 192 |
| Rabbinical Studies | 1 | 148 |
| Religious Education | 1 | 1,230 |
| Religious Music and Worship, Other | 1 | 6 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 1,323 |
| Lay Ministry | 732 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | 678 |
| Women’s Ministry | 75 |
| Urban Ministry | 65 |
| Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies | 30 |
As a more focused area within Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, youth ministry sits alongside related programs in that field.
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