Is a Religious Education degree worth it?
Across 13 schools, graduates of Religious Education earn a median $42,169 five years out on $25,719 of debt — most often working as Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$42,169
Median debt
$25,719
Years to pay off
6.2
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
47%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1.5%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
6%
$51,653 vs $48,538
Net price
$21,401/yr
Debt-test failures
40%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$16,483
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Religious Education in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.