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Religious Music and Worship: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 39.05. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 242 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

$0$25K$50K$75KBachelor's degree$35,829Master's degree$53,320
National earnings of Religious Music and Worship graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Bachelor's degree: median $35,829; Master's degree: median $53,320. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.
CredentialProgramsGraduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsTypical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate85Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Associate's degree2310Data unavailable$34,910Data unavailable
Bachelor's degree141311$35,829$41,456$24,437
1 programs
Master's degree44118$53,320$57,264Data unavailable
Doctoral degree1125Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Graduate certificate158Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Liberty University
VA · Private, nonprofit · 64 graduates measured
$38,915$51,701$24,437
Southeastern University
FL · Private, nonprofit · 22 graduates measured
$36,855Data unavailableData unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Master's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Liberty University
VA · Private, nonprofit · 34 graduates measured
$52,947$42,890Data unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Religious Music and Worship

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Directors, religious activities and education$52,100+3.3%Bachelor's degree
Religious workers, all other$45,280+1.5%Bachelor's degree
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary$80,260+2.0%Doctoral or professional degree
Music directors and composers$73,710+1.2%Bachelor's degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (3)
  • 39.0501 Religious/Sacred Music
  • 39.0502 Worship Ministry
  • 39.0599 Religious Music and Worship, Other