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California Religious Directors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Religious Directors in California

Fast Facts for Religious Directors in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Ana, Riverside, and San Jose
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Oxnard, Oakland, and Sacramento
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, Riverside, and San Francisco

Salaries for Religious Directors in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Religious Directors in California are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Religious Directors in California

Grand Canyon University
Online

Grand Canyon University offers over 60 degree programs that can be taken on campus, or online. GCU is a Christian university based in Phoenix.

  • Programs: Christian Studies, Christian Studies With An Emphasis In Christian Leadership
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master
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California Religious Director Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusaDoctorate8,084
Bethany UniversityScotts ValleyMasters537
Bethesda Christian UniversityAnaheimMasters & First Professional345
Biola UniversityLa MiradaDoctorate & First Professional5,830
California Baptist UniversityRiversideMasters3,775
California State University-BakersfieldBakersfieldMasters7,700
California State University-ChicoChicoMasters17,034
California State University-FullertonFullertonDoctorate37,130
California State University-Long BeachLong BeachDoctorate36,868
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridgeDoctorate35,446
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
Chapman UniversityOrangeDoctorate6,022
Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremontDoctorate2,127
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremontBachelor1,135
Claremont School of TheologyClaremontDoctorate & First Professional435
Concordia University IrvineIrvineMasters2,392
Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipaAssociate5,382
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan RafaelMasters2,125
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresnoMasters2,391
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Los AngelesLos Angeles92Doctorate & First Professional
Holy Names UniversityOaklandMasters1,114
Hope International UniversityFullertonMasters974
Humboldt State UniversityArcataMasters7,773
King's College and SeminaryVan NuysDoctorate531
Life Pacific CollegeSan DimasBachelor459
Mennonite Brethren Biblical SeminaryFresnoMasters & First Professional151
Mount St Mary's CollegeLos AngelesDoctorate2,366
Notre Dame de Namur UniversityBelmontMasters1,491
Occidental CollegeLos AngelesMasters1,877
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Pacific Union CollegeAngwinMasters1,363
Patten UniversityOaklandMasters758
Pepperdine UniversityMalibuDoctorate & First Professional7,582
Pitzer CollegeClaremontBachelor999
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan DiegoMasters3,480
Pomona CollegeClaremontBachelor1,547
Saint Marys College of CaliforniaMoragaDoctorate3,801
San Diego Christian CollegeEl CajonBachelor489
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoDoctorate35,695
San Francisco Theological SeminarySan AnselmoDoctorate & First Professional459
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseMasters31,906
Santa Clara UniversitySanta ClaraDoctorate & First Professional8,685
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Scripps CollegeClaremontBachelor920
Simpson UniversityReddingMasters1,076
Southern California SeminaryEl CajonDoctorate & First Professional195
Stanford UniversityStanfordDoctorate & First Professional19,782
The Master's College and SeminarySanta ClaritaDoctorate & First Professional1,511
Trinity Life Bible CollegeSacramentoBachelor242
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyDoctorate & First Professional34,940
University of California-DavisDavisDoctorate & First Professional29,796
University of California-IrvineIrvineDoctorate & First Professional26,483
University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional37,476
University of California-RiversideRiversideDoctorate17,187
University of California-San DiegoLa JollaDoctorate & First Professional27,020
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraDoctorate21,410
University of San DiegoSan DiegoDoctorate7,504
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408
University of the PacificStocktonDoctorate6,235
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta MesaMasters2,254
Westminster Theological Seminary in CaliforniaEscondidoMasters147
Westmont CollegeSanta BarbaraBachelor1,337
Whittier CollegeWhittierMasters & First Professional1,985
William Jessup UniversityRocklinBachelor515
World Mission UniversityLos AngelesMasters & First Professional249

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Religious Directors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Religious Directors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Religious Directors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)		Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Santa Ana440$37,9303.3
Riverside290$43,7002.6
San Jose170$45,0302.1
San Francisco180$49,9502
Sacramento140$37,7701.8
Oakland150$54,9401.6
Oxnard40$42,7601.6
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