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 graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1College of Biblical Studies-HoustonHouston, Texas—$47,7811 year out$49,091$22,6732William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California1$47,1021 year out—$21,5663University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana51$45,8741 year out$48,541$19,0004The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California48$43,6771 year out$53,470$23,7745Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, Washington48$41,1391 year out$60,290$26,4536Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington10$41,1391 year out$60,290$26,4537Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan9$40,8731 year out—$43,0098Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado15$40,3571 year out$55,815$40,3329Baptist University of FloridaGraceville, Florida14$34,3501 year out—$24,91610Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee27$33,6271 year out$43,314$23,25011Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois126$33,4881 year out$52,048$14,00012University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota20$32,8151 year out$44,510$22,00013Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington4$32,2201 year out——14Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas51$32,2021 year out—$23,25015Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida215$29,8091 year out—$23,21816Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio104$29,6561 year out$41,490$25,00017The King's UniversitySouthlake, Texas15$29,5931 year out—$48,99818Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida14$28,3831 year out$41,607$25,75019Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina21$28,3251 year out——20Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma16$27,3911 year out—$41,42221Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma51$27,0881 year out$41,532$30,75022Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, Florida10$26,9241 year out—$21,10223University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, Pennsylvania12$25,0511 year out$46,629$28,00024Universidad Adventista de las AntillasMayaguez, Puerto Rico4$23,3651 year out$39,821$31,00025Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska7$19,3161 year out$52,175$27,75026Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, Minnesota35$15,3271 year out$71,992$18,94927Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelBrooklyn, New York55—1 year out——28The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, Kentucky49—1 year out——29Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North Carolina49—1 year out——30New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana41—1 year out——31SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryEl Dorado Hills, California40—1 year out——32Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaFlushing, New York38—1 year out——33Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell, Connecticut32—1 year out——34Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia25—1 year out——35Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California21—1 year out——36Urshan UniversityWentzville, Missouri19—1 year out——37University of DallasIrving, Texas18—1 year out$50,461—38Elim Bible CollegeLima, New York17—1 year out——39Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina16—1 year out——40University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois15—1 year out——41Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri15—1 year out——42Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana14—1 year out——43Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee14—1 year out——44Criswell CollegeDallas, Texas14—1 year out——45Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama13—1 year out——46Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon13—1 year out$46,473—47Hope International UniversityFullerton, California12—1 year out——48Barclay CollegeHaviland, Kansas12—1 year out——49Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, Louisiana12—1 year out——50Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin12—1 year out——51Divine Word CollegeEpworth, Iowa11—1 year out——52Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee11—1 year out——53Grace Mission UniversityFullerton, California11—1 year out——54Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California10—1 year out——55Epic Bible College & Graduate SchoolSacramento, California10—1 year out——56Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, Florida10—1 year out——57Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, Maine10—1 year out——58Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, Missouri10—1 year out——59University of MaryBismarck, North Dakota10—1 year out——60Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——61Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota10—1 year out——62Pacific Rim Christian UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii10—1 year out——63Manna UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina10—1 year out——64Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois9—1 year out——65Calvary UniversityKansas City, Missouri9—1 year out——66Central Christian College of the BibleMoberly, Missouri9—1 year out——67Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, Ohio9—1 year out——68Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee9—1 year out——69University of St ThomasHouston, Texas9—1 year out——70Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, Texas9—1 year out——71Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin9—1 year out$69,831$25,92672Christ Mission CollegeSan Antonio, Texas9—1 year out——73Latin American Bible InstituteLa Puente, California8—1 year out——74Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado8—1 year out——75Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts8—1 year out——76George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon8—1 year out——77Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island8—1 year out——78LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas8—1 year out——79Catholic International UniversityCharles Town, West Virginia8—1 year out——80Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, Iowa7—1 year out——81Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, Massachusetts7—1 year out——82Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri7—1 year out——83City Vision UniversityKansas City, Missouri7—1 year out——84Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona6—1 year out——85Holy Cross CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana6—1 year out——86Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan6—1 year out——87Rochester Christian UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan6—1 year out——88Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri6—1 year out——89Houghton UniversityHoughton, New York6—1 year out——90DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——91Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——92East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, Texas6—1 year out——93Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas6—1 year out——94Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana6—1 year out——95Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit, Michigan5—1 year out——96Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska5—1 year out——97Union Adventist UniversityLincoln, Nebraska5—1 year out——98Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, North Carolina5—1 year out——99Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, Ohio5—1 year out——100Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, Pennsylvania5—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 (—).