Are there any teaching and research jobs out there for people with an RS MA or Ph.D.?
Other than the very occasional job at a community college, there are no teaching or research jobs in institutions of higher education for people who have earned only an MA. (And to teach high school, junior high school, or elementary school, an MA is not needed). There are jobs out there for those who earn a Ph.D., but they are few and far between. It is not unusual for universities to receive in excess of 100-200 applications for highly sought-after tenure-track positions in the field. These jobs are only available to the determined candidate who makes the professional goal of getting such a job the very most important priority in his or her life. Again, getting a Ph.D. is not like getting a degree in business school or law school, after which the graduate will be poised for likely employment. A job post-degree is a precious, precious thing, a valued good that many even with Ph.D.s never come to enjoy. You should also consider the following: Because there are so few jobs in Religious
