Pennsylvania contains eleven schools that offer christian programs. Eastern University, the highest-ranking christian school in PA, has a total student population of 4,331 and is the 304th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 11 christian schools in Pennsylvania, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Elizabethtown College comes out as the most expensive ($24,269/yr), with Waynesburg University as the lowest recorded at only $15,440/yr.
Christian students from Pennsylvania schools who go on to become pastors, ministers, priests, christian faith workers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,140 people working as religious workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $33,160. Also, Community and social services employees make on average $42,750 per year and there are about 1,891,320 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Pennsylvania alone, there are 106,790 employed community and social services employees earning an average yearly salary of $38,780. Religious workers in this state earn $35,830/yr and there are 440 employed.
Also, within the christian schools in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from christian, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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