Clergy Career

Vocational Programs for Clergy Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
57K	$30.64	$63,720

The role of Clergy is to conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination The average annual wage of the occupations is $63,720 and $31 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Clergy career. Based on BLS data, a total of 56,640 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Clergy Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Clergy.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Clergy
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Theology/Theological Studies	21	-	-	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	12	-	-	-	-
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies	10	-	-	-	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	12	-	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	11	-	-	-	-
Youth Ministry	6	-	-	-	-
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies	1	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Clergy

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Theology/Theological Studies

Divinity/Ministry

Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies

Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)

Pastoral Studies/Counseling

Youth Ministry

Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies

Schools offering voational programs for Clergy

The following 63 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Clergy. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.