Theological and Ministerial Studies

1,062 programs at U.S. colleges award 14,553 credentials a year in this field (CIP 39.06). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $44,535 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Associate's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	$27,591	$12,000	77

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston, TX	$47,781	$21,000	—
William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	$47,102	$21,500	1
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$45,874	$18,400	51
The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	$43,677	$21,500	48
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA	$41,139	$25,000	48
Northwest University Kirkland, WA	$41,139	$25,000	10
Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI	$40,873	$31,470	9
Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, CO	$40,357	$37,410	15
Baptist University of Florida Graceville, FL	$34,350	$23,946	14
Johnson University Knoxville, TN	$33,627	$23,456	27
Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL	$33,488	$15,000	126
University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	$32,815	$19,500	20
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$32,220	—	4
Benedictine College Atchison, KS	$32,202	$23,250	51
Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	$29,809	$21,871	215
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	$29,656	$23,250	104
The King's University Southlake, TX	$29,593	$43,423	15
Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL	$28,383	$25,279	14
Bob Jones University Greenville, SC	$28,325	—	21
Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK	$27,391	$31,250	16
Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK	$27,088	$30,250	51
Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL	$26,924	$20,000	10
University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA	$25,051	$27,000	12
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas Mayaguez, PR	$23,365	$31,000	4
Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE	$19,316	$27,000	7

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion New York, NY	$114,729	$101,250	28
Concordia Seminary Saint Louis, MO	$95,127	$13,910	50
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest Austin, TX	$84,654	—	10
Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, IN	$79,744	$33,254	32
Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley, CA	$77,641	—	10
Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque, IA	$69,068	$21,119	57
The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	$66,923	$24,402	92
New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick, NJ	$62,869	$64,000	16
Northeastern Seminary Rochester, NY	$62,469	$41,000	35
Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL	$61,890	$25,442	70
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME	$61,286	—	46
Luther Seminary Saint Paul, MN	$60,439	$41,000	135
United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg, PA	$59,856	—	35
Saint Paul School of Theology Leawood, KS	$58,425	—	20
Westminster Theological Seminary in California Escondido, CA	$58,282	$42,960	32
Luther Rice College & Seminary Lithonia, GA	$58,008	$41,000	64
Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL	$57,662	$50,526	21
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	$57,119	$42,191	33
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	$57,119	$42,191	—
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College Chicago, IL	$57,047	$60,500	11
Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury, NC	$57,031	$60,530	31
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin, TX	$56,922	—	14
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$56,778	—	13
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY	$56,478	—	324
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$56,069	—	20

Highest-paying Doctoral degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Duke University Durham, NC	$97,602	$25,583	7
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY	$92,298	—	126
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO	$91,553	—	75
Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$82,478	—	29
Evangel University Springfield, MO	$78,654	—	4
Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA	$72,361	—	12
Payne Theological Seminary Wilberforce, OH	$60,035	$47,170	19
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$57,413	—	14
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	$56,551	$86,863	321
South University-Savannah Savannah, GA	$47,027	$73,168	—

Highest-paying First professional degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$102,148	$50,560	30
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$71,681	—	—
Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland, TN	$56,094	$40,500	—
Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$53,755	$78,154	—
Boston University Boston, MA	$51,172	$25,000	—
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$44,290	$36,777	—
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Pittsburgh, PA	$40,231	—	—