New York Religious Directors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Religious Directors in New York

Fast Facts for Religious Directors in New York

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Poughkeepsie, Buffalo, and Rochester
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: New York, Syracuse, and Nassau
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Nassau, and Buffalo

Salaries for Religious Directors in New York

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New York, Nassau, and Syracuse. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Religious Directors in New York are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Religious Directors in New York

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: Religion And Philosophy
Degrees/Course Work: Master

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New York Religious Director Training Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Barnard College	New York	Bachelor	2,346
Canisius College	Buffalo	Masters	4,984
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School	Rochester	Doctorate	156
Colgate University	Hamilton	Masters	2,841
College of Mount Saint Vincent	Bronx	Masters	1,810
Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Doctorate & First Professional	22,655
Concordia College	Bronxville	Bachelor	708
Cornell University	Ithaca	Doctorate & First Professional	19,800
CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn	Masters	16,087
CUNY Hunter College	New York	Doctorate	20,845
CUNY Queens College	Flushing	Masters	18,728
Davis College Johnson City	Johnson City	Bachelor	323
Fordham University	Bronx	Doctorate & First Professional	14,448
Hamilton College	Clinton	Bachelor	1,842
Hartwick College	Oneonta	Bachelor	1,537
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion New York	New York	Doctorate & First Professional	160
Hobart William Smith Colleges	Geneva	Masters	2,009
Hofstra University	Hempstead	Doctorate	12,490
Houghton College	Houghton	Masters	1,382
Iona College	New Rochelle	Masters	4,323
Jewish Theological Seminary of America	New York	Doctorate & First Professional	556
Le Moyne College	Syracuse	Masters	3,508
Manhattan College	Bronx	Masters	3,471
Manhattanville College	Purchase	Masters	3,023
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary	Brooklyn	Bachelors & First Professional	354
Molloy College	Rockville Centre	Masters	3,831
Nazareth College	Rochester	Doctorate	3,185
New York University	New York	Doctorate & First Professional	41,783
Niagara University	Niagara University	Masters	4,116
Nyack College	Nyack	Masters & First Professional	3,250
Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion	Brooklyn	Bachelors & First Professional	235
Roberts Wesleyan College	Rochester	Masters	1,871
Saint Bonaventure University	Saint Bonaventure	Masters	2,406
Saint John Fisher College	Rochester	Doctorate	3,793
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception	Huntington	Doctorate & First Professional	165
Siena College	Loudonville	Bachelor	3,217
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs	Masters	2,863
St Lawrence University	Canton	Masters	2,319
St. Francis College	Brooklyn Heights	Masters	2,321
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook	Doctorate & First Professional	23,347
Syracuse University	Syracuse	Doctorate & First Professional	19,084
Teachers College at Columbia University	New York	Doctorate	4,996
The College of New Rochelle	New Rochelle	Masters	6,226
The College of Saint Rose	Albany	Masters	4,949
The General Theological Seminary	New York	Doctorate	202
Unification Theological Seminary	Barrytown	Doctorate & First Professional	164
University of Rochester	Rochester	Doctorate & First Professional	9,334
Vassar College	Poughkeepsie	Masters	2,451
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka	Brooklyn	Bachelor	153
Yeshiva University	New York	Doctorate & First Professional	6,358

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Religious Directors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. 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 Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
NEW YORK
Poughkeepsie	100	$37,670	4.9
Buffalo	210	$31,190	4.5
Rochester	190	$34,180	4.3
Albany	130	$31,010	3.4
Nassau	370	$39,040	3.3
Syracuse	80	$38,770	3
New York	950	$46,320	2.1

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