Theological and Ministerial Studies
2,504 students earn a theological and ministerial studies credential each year across 209 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $32,220
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $49,392
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 199 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida215$29,8091 year out—$23,2182Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois126$33,4881 year out$52,048$14,0003Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio104$29,6561 year out$41,490$25,0004Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelBrooklyn, New York55—1 year out——5University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana51$45,8741 year out$48,541$19,0006Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas51$32,2021 year out—$23,2507Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma51$27,0881 year out$41,532$30,7508The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, Kentucky49—1 year out——9Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North Carolina49—1 year out——10The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California48$43,6771 year out$53,470$23,77411Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, Washington48$41,1391 year out$60,290$26,45312New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana41—1 year out——13SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryEl Dorado Hills, California40—1 year out——14Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaFlushing, New York38—1 year out——15Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, Minnesota35$15,3271 year out$71,992$18,94916Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell, Connecticut32—1 year out——17Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee27$33,6271 year out$43,314$23,25018Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia25—1 year out——19Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California21—1 year out——20Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina21$28,3251 year out——21University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota20$32,8151 year out$44,510$22,00022Urshan UniversityWentzville, Missouri19—1 year out——23University of DallasIrving, Texas18—1 year out$50,461—24Elim Bible CollegeLima, New York17—1 year out——25Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina16—1 year out——26Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma16$27,3911 year out—$41,42227Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado15$40,3571 year out$55,815$40,33228University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois15—1 year out——29Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri15—1 year out——30The King's UniversitySouthlake, Texas15$29,5931 year out—$48,99831Baptist University of FloridaGraceville, Florida14$34,3501 year out—$24,91632Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida14$28,3831 year out$41,607$25,75033Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana14—1 year out——34Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee14—1 year out——35Criswell CollegeDallas, Texas14—1 year out——36Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama13—1 year out——37Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon13—1 year out$46,473—38Hope International UniversityFullerton, California12—1 year out——39Barclay CollegeHaviland, Kansas12—1 year out——40Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, Louisiana12—1 year out——41University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, Pennsylvania12$25,0511 year out$46,629$28,00042Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin12—1 year out——43Divine Word CollegeEpworth, Iowa11—1 year out——44Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee11—1 year out——45Grace Mission UniversityFullerton, California11—1 year out——46Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California10—1 year out——47Epic Bible College & Graduate SchoolSacramento, California10—1 year out——48Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, Florida10—1 year out——49Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, Maine10—1 year out——50Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, Missouri10—1 year out——51University of MaryBismarck, North Dakota10—1 year out——52Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——53Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota10—1 year out——54Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington10$41,1391 year out$60,290$26,45355Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, Florida10$26,9241 year out—$21,10256Pacific Rim Christian UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii10—1 year out——57Manna UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina10—1 year out——58Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois9—1 year out——59Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan9$40,8731 year out—$43,00960Calvary UniversityKansas City, Missouri9—1 year out——61Central Christian College of the BibleMoberly, Missouri9—1 year out——62Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, Ohio9—1 year out——63Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee9—1 year out——64University of St ThomasHouston, Texas9—1 year out——65Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, Texas9—1 year out——66Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin9—1 year out$69,831$25,92667Christ Mission CollegeSan Antonio, Texas9—1 year out——68Latin American Bible InstituteLa Puente, California8—1 year out——69Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado8—1 year out——70Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts8—1 year out——71George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon8—1 year out——72Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island8—1 year out——73LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas8—1 year out——74Catholic International UniversityCharles Town, West Virginia8—1 year out——75Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, Iowa7—1 year out——76Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, Massachusetts7—1 year out——77Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri7—1 year out——78Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska7$19,3161 year out$52,175$27,75079City Vision UniversityKansas City, Missouri7—1 year out——80Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona6—1 year out——81Holy Cross CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana6—1 year out——82Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan6—1 year out——83Rochester Christian UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan6—1 year out——84Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri6—1 year out——85Houghton UniversityHoughton, New York6—1 year out——86DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——87Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——88East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, Texas6—1 year out——89Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas6—1 year out——90Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana6—1 year out——91Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit, Michigan5—1 year out——92Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska5—1 year out——93Union Adventist UniversityLincoln, Nebraska5—1 year out——94Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, North Carolina5—1 year out——95Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, Ohio5—1 year out——96Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——97Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, Texas5—1 year out——98Ascent CollegeGainesville, Virginia5—1 year out——99Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, North Carolina5—1 year out——100Milligan UniversityMilligan, Tennessee5—1 year out——
Associate programs — 26 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida77$27,5911 year out—$16,0002New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana22—1 year out——3Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio18—1 year out——4Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, Washington13—1 year out—$18,9385Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North Carolina10—1 year out——6Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee7—1 year out——7City Vision UniversityKansas City, Missouri6—1 year out——8Epic Bible College & Graduate SchoolSacramento, California5—1 year out——9Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado5—1 year out——10Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell, Connecticut5—1 year out——11Calvary UniversityKansas City, Missouri5—1 year out——12The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, Kentucky4—1 year out——13Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina4—1 year out——14Manna UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina4—1 year out——15Central Christian College of the BibleMoberly, Missouri3—1 year out——16Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana3—1 year out——17Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi2—1 year out——18The King's UniversitySouthlake, Texas2—1 year out——19Ascent CollegeGainesville, Virginia2—1 year out——20Christ Mission CollegeSan Antonio, Texas2—1 year out——21Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit, Michigan1—1 year out——22Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesville, Oklahoma1—1 year out——23Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——24University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——25Alaska Christian CollegeSoldotna, Alaska1—1 year out——26Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington0—1 year out—$18,938
Certificate programs — 30 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia40—1 year out$38,611—2Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit, Michigan39—1 year out——3Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, Tennessee30—1 year out——4Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado13—1 year out——5Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts10—1 year out——6Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma8—1 year out——7Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida7—1 year out——8Assumption College for SistersDenville, New Jersey5—1 year out——9Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee5—1 year out——10Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, Washington5—1 year out——11The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, Kentucky4—1 year out——12Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon4—1 year out——13Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, Minnesota3—1 year out——14Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma3—1 year out——15Ecumenical Theological SeminaryDetroit, Michigan3—1 year out——16Ascent CollegeGainesville, Virginia3—1 year out——17Divine Word CollegeEpworth, Iowa2—1 year out——18Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, Maine2—1 year out——19Manna UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina2—1 year out——20Urshan UniversityWentzville, Missouri2—1 year out——21University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota1—1 year out——22Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri1—1 year out——23Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina1—1 year out——24DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——25Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——26Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina1—1 year out——27Universidad Pentecostal MizpaRio Piedras, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——28City Vision UniversityKansas City, Missouri1—1 year out——29Hope International UniversityFullerton, California0—1 year out—$18,05430Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsBrooklyn, New York——1 year out$15,965—
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).