Ministry Schools In Missouri
In Missouri, there are 11 accredited schools where ministry classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Missouri's ministry academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in ministry includes ministry training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Ministry
- Bachelors degree in Ministry
- Masters degree in Ministry
- PhD degree in Ministry
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Ministry Employment
| Missouri | 630 |
| National | 59,660 |
Approximately 1% of the country's ministry professionals work in Missouri state.
Employment Growth for Ministry professionals In Missouri
| 520 | 520 | 680 | 640 | 630 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Missouri, the field of ministry is growing. There were 110 more ministry professionals working in Missouri in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Missouri, this field has grown by 21% in four years. This growth is faster than the national trend for ministry professionals which shows a 13% increase in the number of ministry professionals working around the nation.
Ministry VS. All Professions salaries in Missouri
| $38,850 | $42,140 | $44,530 | $48,805 | $44,410 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Ministry
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of ministry professionals is growing, the salaries paid to ministry professionals are increasing in Missouri. In 2006 ministry professionals made a mean salary of $38,850 per year, and in 2010 they made $44,410 per year.
Salary percentiles for Ministry professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$27,100 |
25th percentile |
$35,380 |
50th percentile |
$42,990 |
75th percentile |
$51,090 |
90th percentile |
$64,980 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 13%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Missouri state, within the field of ministry, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid ministry professionals earn 140% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Ministry professionals and related professions in Missouri
Christian Counseling |
$47,753 |
Ministry |
$44,410 |
Theology |
$49,585 |
In Missouri, ministry professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Ministry programs available for each degree type for all schools in Missouri
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
10 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 15 |
As the number of ministry professionals is increasing in Missouri state, the number of students graduating from the 11 accredited ministry schools in Missouri state is decreasing. In 2006, 328 students graduated from ministry courses in Missouri. And in 2010, 226 students graduated.
Thus there was a 31% percent decrease in the number of ministry school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned an master's degree in ministry.