Theological and Ministerial Studies

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 39.0601 - 39.0699.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 429 institutions across the United States, with a total of 44972 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

227

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

214

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,151

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

490

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

9,872

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

1,658

degrees awarded

Other Awards

30,360

awards given

Top Schools for Theological and Ministerial Studies

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	5,257
2	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY	1,521
3	Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO	1,486
4	Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	1,176
5	Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas, TX	960
6	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC	954
7	Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA	867
8	New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans, LA	732
9	Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY	726
10	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	627
11	Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL	588
12	Duke University Durham, NC	543
13	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	516
14	Western Seminary Portland, OR	477
15	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	441
16	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	435
17	The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	420
18	Luther Seminary Saint Paul, MN	417
19	Emory University Atlanta, GA	411
20	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK	410
21	Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton, MA	402
22	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	357
23	Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL	339
24	Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland, TN	330
25	Biola University La Mirada, CA	327
26	Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College Tampa, FL	322
27	Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ	321
28	Boston University Boston, MA	312
29	Yale University New Haven, CT	306
30	Concordia Seminary Saint Louis, MO	300
31	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	294
32	Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, CT	288
33	Rabbinical Seminary of America Flushing, NY	276
34	Kairos University Sioux Falls, SD	255
35	Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA	249
36	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	246
37	Baylor University Waco, TX	243
38	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME	242
39	Sacred Heart Major Seminary Detroit, MI	242
40	Drew University Madison, NJ	234
41	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	226
42	Luther Rice College & Seminary Lithonia, GA	222
43	Columbia International University Columbia, SC	219
44	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	213
45	The King's University Southlake, TX	210
46	Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York New York, NY	210
47	Phoenix Seminary Scottsdale, AZ	210
48	SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, CA	201
49	Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, GA	189
50	Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC	180
51	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	174
52	Virginia Union University Richmond, VA	174
53	Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion New York, NY	174
54	Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, DC	171
55	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	171
56	Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque, IA	171
57	Covenant Theological Seminary Saint Louis, MO	171
58	United Theological Seminary Dayton, OH	165
59	Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel Brooklyn, NY	165
60	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	162
61	Westminster Theological Seminary Glenside, PA	159
62	Johnson University Knoxville, TN	158
63	University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein, IL	156
64	Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis, MN	156
65	Denver Seminary Littleton, CO	156
66	Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary Brooklyn, NY	156
67	Benedictine College Atchison, KS	153
68	Saint Meinrad School of Theology St. Meinrad, IN	150
69	Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO	150
70	Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Pittsburgh, PA	147
71	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	141
72	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	138
73	United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg, PA	135
74	Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	135
75	Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA	132
76	Union Presbyterian Seminary Richmond, VA	132
77	Samford University Birmingham, AL	132
78	Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH	129
79	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	126
80	North Park University Chicago, IL	126
81	Grace School of Theology Conroe, TX	126
82	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	126
83	Houston Christian University Houston, TX	123
84	Bob Jones University Greenville, SC	120
85	Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, IL	120
86	Northeastern Seminary Rochester, NY	120
87	George Fox University Newberg, OR	120
88	Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury, NC	120
89	Mercer University Macon, GA	120
90	Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies Washington, DC	117
91	Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN	117
92	Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary, NC	117
93	Grace Mission University Fullerton, CA	114
94	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	114
95	Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, CO	112
96	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	108
97	Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, CA	108
98	Payne Theological Seminary Wilberforce, OH	105
99	Missio Theological Seminary Philadelphia, PA	105
100	Oblate School of Theology San Antonio, TX	102