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The Burge Report: Higher Education Leads to More Church Attendance


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The data may surprise you. Multiple studies confirm there is a positive correlation between higher education and church attendance. In other words, the more education you receive, the greater the likelihood you attend regularly in a church. Thom and Sam interview Ryan Burge to get the details about this phenomenon in American religion.

    • The positive correlation applies to all generations, including younger ones.
    • A sharp rise in church attendance among men exists with those who have post-graduate degrees.
    • For women, the more significant jump is between two- and four-year degrees.
    • Among people without a high school diploma, about 16% attend weekly. Among those with a graduate degree, it’s 29% of men and 26% of women.
    • These findings are contrary to popular belief. Why?
    • What might churches do with this knowledge?
    • Resources:
      • Tithe.ly
        • 2023 State of Church Giving
          • “Let’s Have a Talk About Education and Religious Attendance” by Ryan Burge
            • “Highly Educated Men Are More Likely to be in Church Than Highly Educated Women” by Ryan Burge
              • “Religion Has Become a Luxury Good” by Ryan Burge
                • “Dropping Out of Everything” by Ryan Burge
                  • Ryan Burge
                    • The Everything Church Resource Directory
                      • The Hope Initiative
                        • Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector
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