Ministry Schools In California
California has 29 accredited ministry schools where ministry faculty who teach ministry classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of ministry and ministry training in California, which includes ministry training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Ministry
- Masters degree in Ministry
- PhD degree in Ministry
Statistics
Professional Trends
California Vs. National Ministry Employment
| California | 7,100 |
| National | 59,660 |
Of all of the ministry professionals in the country, nearly 12% are in the state of California.
Employment Growth for Ministry professionals In California
| 7,120 | 6,660 | 6,530 | 6,440 | 7,100 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of ministry professionals is shrinking in California. 20 less ministry professionals were working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of ministry professionals has shrunk by 0%. This is slower than the trend for ministry professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of ministry professionals has grown by 13% between 2006 and 2010.
Ministry VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $44,520 | $48,240 | $48,310 | $51,480 | $51,235 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Ministry
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of ministry professionals is declining, the salaries paid to ministry professionals are increasing in California. Ministry professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $44,520 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $51,235 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Ministry professionals in California
10th percentile |
$23,980 |
25th percentile |
$34,870 |
50th percentile |
$46,575 |
75th percentile |
$62,090 |
90th percentile |
$85,130 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in ministry professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of California, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of ministry. The pay differential between the highest paid ministry professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 255%
Average Salaries for Ministry professionals and related professions in California
Christian Counseling |
$56,075 |
Ministry |
$51,235 |
Theology |
$72,410 |
In California, ministry professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Ministry programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
25 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 32 |
The number of students graduating from the 29 accredited ministry schools in California is decreasing. In 2006, 609 students graduated from ministry courses in California. And in 2010, 544 students graduated.
Thus there was a 11% percent decrease in the number of ministry school degree or certificate graduates in California. A majority of these graduates, or 78%, graduated with a master's degree in ministry.