Career Options
Careers for Youth and Family Ministries Majors
- Youth Minister
- Urban Ministry Administrator
- Director of a Faith-based Organization
- Missional Community Leader
- Chaplain
- Director of a Youth-focused Nonprofit Organization
- School Athletic Coach
- Pastor
- Counselor
- Camp director
Starting Salary1
A youth ministry degree graduate's typical starting salary is $39,445. The typical salary after 10-19 years is $48,783.
Successful Alumni
- Director, Spectrum Ministries
- Junior High Director, First Baptist Church, Cambridge, Minnesota
- Youth Pastor, Springdale Pentecostal Church
- Special Events Coordinator, Eastside Academy (alternative high school)
- Youth and Young Adult Pastor, Meridian Assembly
- Lead Director, Gettysburg Master’s Commission
- Lead Pastor, Southridge Community Church, Spokane, Washington
- Supervisor and Manager, Clinical Pastoral Education Programs, Community Hospital Campuses, Baylor Healthcare System
- Author: Music, Lyrics, and Libretto, Amazing Grace: The True Story (musical)
Note: This information is current for the 2023-24 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.
Footnotes
- Salary information is provided for general reference only. APU does not guarantee the accuracy of the figures listed, and cannot predict or promise a specific salary for any graduate. For the most current salary estimates, please visit payscale.com. ↵