Best Colleges for Theological and Ministerial Studies (2024)
243 colleges offer Theological and Ministerial Studies programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for Theological and Ministerial Studies
#1
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
$103,937/yr
16.4% accept
#2
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
$101,817/yr
3.6% accept
#3
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA
$100,423/yr
27.0% accept
#4
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
$99,980/yr
11.3% accept
#5
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
$91,885/yr
4.5% accept
#6
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
$89,812/yr
61.7% accept
#7
Providence CollegeProvidence, RI
$87,054/yr
50.9% accept
#8
University of PortlandPortland, OR
$82,804/yr
89.2% accept
#9
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA
$78,349/yr
45.1% accept
#10
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI
$78,257/yr
81.3% accept
#11
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA
$77,745/yr
66.3% accept
#12
Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN
$76,786/yr
90.6% accept
#13
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA
$75,701/yr
85.8% accept
#14
Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA
$74,895/yr
83.0% accept
#15
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA
$74,742/yr
83.6% accept
#16
Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE
$73,911/yr
79.8% accept
#17
University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN
$73,739/yr
85.4% accept
#18
Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH
$73,371/yr
78.0% accept
#19
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL
$71,530/yr
81.6% accept
#20
Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO
$70,783/yr
75.0% accept
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All Colleges Offering Theological and Ministerial Studies
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | $17,850 | 79% | 43% | 73,371 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | $22,465 | 99% | 64% | 50,012 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | $53,710 | 82% | 75% | 11,737 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | $70,702 | 16% | 91% | 10,085 |
| St. John's University-New York | Queens | $53,020 | 83% | 67% | 9,477 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame | $65,025 | 11% | 96% | 8,818 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee | $51,170 | 81% | 82% | 7,660 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | $61,676 | 4% | 97% | 7,601 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | $70,662 | 4% | 95% | 7,569 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | $55,760 | 75% | 80% | 7,267 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | $42,540 | 95% | 71% | 7,137 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | $62,357 | 45% | 79% | 7,094 |
| Villanova University | Villanova | $67,776 | 27% | 92% | 6,938 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global | Marion | $8,208 | N/A | 36% | 6,656 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | $54,398 | 85% | 76% | 6,245 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | $53,170 | 73% | 70% | 6,036 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | $41,342 | N/A | 60% | 5,549 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | $48,986 | 84% | 77% | 5,350 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | $60,492 | 62% | 71% | 5,287 |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland | $32,950 | 53% | 43% | 4,813 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | $48,856 | 80% | 82% | 4,348 |
| Providence College | Providence | $63,550 | 51% | 87% | 4,229 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati | $50,640 | 86% | 70% | 4,207 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | $35,470 | 99% | 56% | 3,487 |
| Biola University | La Mirada | $48,984 | 74% | 68% | 3,474 |
| Harding University | Searcy | $26,262 | 71% | 70% | 3,382 |
| University of St Thomas | Houston | $34,634 | 90% | 69% | 3,220 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | $46,250 | 84% | 76% | 3,188 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $34,970 | 55% | 67% | 3,183 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | $25,600 | 79% | 52% | 3,018 |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | $42,955 | 74% | 68% | 3,006 |
| University of Portland | Portland | $58,100 | 89% | 80% | 2,957 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville | $34,100 | 58% | 76% | 2,901 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | $32,520 | 96% | 48% | 2,893 |
| Houston Christian University | Houston | $39,430 | 84% | 49% | 2,886 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans | $49,440 | 93% | 63% | 2,812 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | $27,300 | 66% | 50% | 2,773 |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | $44,458 | 88% | 63% | 2,759 |
| George Fox University | Newberg | $42,750 | 94% | 70% | 2,699 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | $41,600 | 87% | 58% | 2,680 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans | $28,733 | 69% | 49% | 2,628 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | $23,790 | 71% | 62% | 2,617 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach | $40,650 | 82% | 57% | 2,603 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | $38,900 | 56% | 61% | 2,603 |
| Dominican University | River Forest | $38,978 | 90% | 59% | 2,561 |
| Stonehill College | Easton | $57,490 | 66% | 78% | 2,528 |
| Saint Edward's University | Austin | $51,384 | 81% | 63% | 2,493 |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | $51,454 | 92% | 63% | 2,473 |
| University of Mary | Bismarck | $22,356 | 75% | 67% | 2,416 |
| Eastern University | Saint Davids | $38,400 | 91% | 55% | 2,404 |
| Gannon University | Erie | $40,656 | 74% | 68% | 2,365 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | $36,350 | 98% | 63% | 2,272 |
| Marian University | Indianapolis | $40,664 | 95% | 64% | 2,266 |
| Grove City College | Grove City | $21,700 | 72% | 81% | 2,216 |
| St. Thomas University | Miami Gardens | $34,770 | 98% | 46% | 2,214 |
| Barry University | Miami | $34,350 | 77% | 37% | 2,212 |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin | Mequon | $35,470 | 78% | 66% | 2,197 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville | $48,770 | 86% | 66% | 2,161 |
| DeSales University | Center Valley | $46,800 | 77% | 72% | 2,128 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester | $48,920 | 78% | 82% | 2,087 |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso | $48,450 | 89% | 69% | 2,083 |
| Wayland Baptist University | Plainview | $23,782 | 56% | 19% | 2,041 |
| St Bonaventure University | Saint Bonaventure | $41,735 | 82% | 68% | 2,012 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | $24,470 | N/A | 67% | 2,005 |
| Point University | West Point | $24,000 | 44% | 38% | 1,996 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Marion | $32,352 | 89% | 67% | 1,974 |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia | $37,800 | 97% | 58% | 1,953 |
| St. Mary's University | San Antonio | $37,434 | 98% | 60% | 1,951 |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | $35,940 | 95% | 51% | 1,942 |
| Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | $36,658 | 77% | 62% | 1,916 |
| Whitworth University | Spokane | $52,880 | 90% | 70% | 1,858 |
| North Park University | Chicago | $36,710 | 69% | 57% | 1,818 |
| Mount St. Mary's University | Emmitsburg | $48,630 | 74% | 62% | 1,768 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle | $40,407 | 83% | 62% | 1,762 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | $31,300 | 69% | 54% | 1,737 |
| Assumption University | Worcester | $51,356 | 83% | 75% | 1,669 |
| Mid-America Christian University | Oklahoma City | $21,294 | 92% | 40% | 1,666 |
| The Master's University and Seminary | Santa Clarita | $39,020 | 84% | 66% | 1,622 |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | $34,500 | 68% | 66% | 1,602 |
| Dordt University | Sioux Center | $37,050 | 68% | 68% | 1,597 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | $40,848 | 71% | 58% | 1,575 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster | $29,990 | 56% | 69% | 1,569 |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | $36,460 | 96% | 58% | 1,567 |
| Faulkner University | Montgomery | $23,920 | 73% | 38% | 1,549 |
| Concordia University-Irvine | Irvine | $43,480 | 66% | 60% | 1,536 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware | $53,888 | 56% | 60% | 1,516 |
| Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | $15,786 | 83% | 62% | 1,510 |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian | $30,778 | 69% | 45% | 1,495 |
| Grand View University | Des Moines | $34,762 | 99% | 55% | 1,486 |
| King's College | Wilkes-Barre | $44,100 | 93% | 60% | 1,484 |
| Nelson University | Waxahachie | $25,064 | 89% | 39% | 1,479 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs | $31,756 | 76% | 69% | 1,471 |
| LeTourneau University | Longview | $37,160 | 38% | 60% | 1,468 |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bethany | $31,190 | N/A | 50% | 1,455 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | $37,920 | 93% | 68% | 1,442 |
| University of Dubuque | Dubuque | $42,095 | 89% | 41% | 1,440 |
| Asbury University | Wilmore | $33,640 | 63% | 65% | 1,420 |
| University of Dallas | Irving | $53,930 | 53% | 70% | 1,403 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | $55,816 | 91% | 76% | 1,395 |
| Walsh University | North Canton | $35,745 | 71% | 60% | 1,390 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | $55,756 | 92% | 80% | 1,370 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon | $37,158 | 84% | 66% | 1,358 |
| East Texas Baptist University | Marshall | $30,680 | 58% | 48% | 1,352 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh | $35,874 | 87% | 58% | 1,348 |
| Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar | $30,566 | 68% | 53% | 1,341 |
| Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | $37,488 | 93% | 41% | 1,323 |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata | $29,330 | 86% | 68% | 1,320 |
| Texas Lutheran University | Seguin | $36,230 | 96% | 55% | 1,304 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | $23,000 | 78% | 62% | 1,298 |
| Ave Maria University | Ave Maria | $30,198 | 41% | 55% | 1,298 |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin | $37,150 | 93% | 58% | 1,294 |
| Concordia University-Nebraska | Seward | $40,640 | 86% | 64% | 1,283 |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Abilene | $32,960 | 90% | 48% | 1,283 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | $19,500 | 75% | 47% | 1,276 |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | $42,396 | 62% | 70% | 1,259 |
| Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock | $28,540 | 73% | 50% | 1,252 |
| Walla Walla University | College Place | $34,227 | N/A | 62% | 1,252 |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse | $34,250 | 72% | 67% | 1,249 |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | $35,056 | 82% | 69% | 1,224 |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | $38,110 | 65% | 66% | 1,223 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | $25,620 | 60% | 70% | 1,212 |
| Yeshivath Viznitz | Monsey | $12,000 | N/A | 69% | 1,159 |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville | $22,512 | 45% | 47% | 1,153 |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | Rochester | $38,826 | 71% | 65% | 1,149 |
| Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh | $43,450 | 89% | 66% | 1,148 |
| La Sierra University | Riverside | $37,710 | 92% | 64% | 1,116 |
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls | $33,450 | N/A | 61% | 1,096 |
| Carroll College | Helena | $41,484 | 71% | 68% | 1,092 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | $40,218 | 90% | 64% | 1,083 |
| Huntington University | Huntington | $31,870 | 76% | 66% | 1,082 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | $45,080 | 93% | 67% | 1,073 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $37,240 | 79% | 52% | 1,057 |
| Friends University | Wichita | $34,192 | 55% | 52% | 1,048 |
| Hanover College | Hanover | $44,638 | 84% | 65% | 1,031 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | $34,014 | 52% | 61% | 1,010 |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka | $34,600 | 98% | 55% | 1,008 |
| Doane University | Crete | $43,985 | 98% | 56% | 978 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Standish | $44,420 | 84% | 67% | 964 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | $34,630 | 72% | 43% | 956 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton | $44,571 | 50% | 44% | 906 |
| Toccoa Falls College | Toccoa Falls | $23,950 | 66% | 45% | 875 |
| New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | New Orleans | $12,468 | N/A | 51% | 865 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | $10,924 | 87% | 36% | 864 |
| Ohio Christian University | Circleville | $24,600 | 38% | 35% | 862 |
| Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | Saint Mary of the Woods | $35,270 | 72% | 49% | 853 |
| Newman University | Wichita | $35,500 | 74% | 53% | 851 |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Louisville | $11,046 | 56% | 42% | 848 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | $30,814 | 69% | 46% | 846 |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas | Mayaguez | $8,350 | 100% | 41% | 830 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | $18,310 | 99% | 49% | 821 |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | $20,605 | 85% | 61% | 820 |
| Milligan University | Milligan | $40,450 | 72% | 62% | 818 |
| Simpson University | Redding | $39,708 | 86% | 45% | 809 |
| Pacific Union College | Angwin | $37,173 | 47% | 55% | 805 |
| Malone University | Canton | $37,160 | 76% | 48% | 798 |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | $31,410 | 23% | 54% | 796 |
| Rochester University | Rochester Hills | $29,196 | 98% | 43% | 792 |
| Cairn University-Langhorne | Langhorne | $34,009 | 88% | 62% | 775 |
| Brewton-Parker College | Mount Vernon | $20,120 | 96% | 22% | 774 |
| Montreat College | Montreat | $36,450 | 69% | 45% | 762 |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus | $35,720 | 94% | 44% | 760 |
| Warner University | Lake Wales | $29,992 | 43% | 38% | 756 |
| Eastern Mennonite University | Harrisonburg | $43,920 | 100% | 57% | 754 |
| Houghton University | Houghton | $18,430 | 89% | 65% | 753 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Kansas City | $10,120 | 96% | 59% | 747 |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | $21,122 | 65% | 59% | 743 |
| Martin Luther College | New Ulm | $18,120 | 87% | 71% | 725 |
| Grace Christian University | Wyoming | $18,690 | 99% | 46% | 716 |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | $27,900 | 94% | 55% | 716 |
| Howard Payne University | Brownwood | $34,982 | 67% | 30% | 713 |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | $32,220 | 99% | 65% | 709 |
| Judson University | Elgin | $31,360 | 48% | 56% | 708 |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa | $12,126 | 62% | 32% | 706 |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $35,410 | 69% | 49% | 702 |
| Mount Marty University | Yankton | $34,600 | 43% | 56% | 697 |
| Corban University | Salem | $40,280 | 94% | 61% | 678 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville | $33,550 | 66% | 32% | 673 |
| Louisiana Christian University | Pineville | $20,266 | 77% | 42% | 672 |
| Northwest University | Kirkland | $36,035 | 83% | 67% | 645 |
| Holy Cross College | Notre Dame | $36,600 | 75% | 50% | 639 |
| Mount Mary University | Milwaukee | $35,420 | 62% | 50% | 631 |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City | $36,956 | N/A | 48% | 624 |
| Ozark Christian College | Joplin | $16,000 | 94% | 66% | 602 |
| Wheeling University | Wheeling | $29,875 | 63% | 27% | 589 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest | $11,318 | 75% | 54% | 585 |
| Southwestern Adventist University | Keene | $25,380 | 78% | 47% | 570 |
| Hope International University | Fullerton | $38,050 | 33% | 48% | 564 |
| Saint Elizabeth University | Morristown | $36,741 | 71% | 46% | 557 |
| Brescia University | Owensboro | $31,550 | 35% | 51% | 545 |
| Bushnell University | Eugene | $35,800 | 67% | 59% | 517 |
| Tabor College | Hillsboro | $36,200 | 65% | 33% | 494 |
| Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge | $21,070 | 83% | 31% | 478 |
| Urshan University | Wentzville | $8,756 | 84% | 49% | 472 |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans | $16,576 | 74% | 42% | 471 |
| Union Adventist University | Lincoln | $29,334 | 100% | 49% | 471 |
| University of Valley Forge | Phoenixville | $25,240 | 61% | 52% | 471 |
| Carolina University | Winston-Salem | $17,575 | 40% | 24% | 460 |
| Washington Adventist University | Takoma Park | $26,604 | 46% | 33% | 452 |
| College of Saint Mary | Omaha | $24,510 | 45% | 60% | 445 |
| Voorhees University | Denmark | $12,630 | N/A | 40% | 440 |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston | Houston | $9,350 | N/A | N/A | 419 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | Ankeny | $20,270 | 68% | 64% | 405 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education | Kirkland | $14,652 | N/A | 40% | 405 |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | Brooklyn | $15,200 | 80% | 34% | 399 |
| Rabbinical Seminary of America | Flushing | $10,000 | 98% | 33% | 397 |
| Trinity Baptist College | Jacksonville | $15,100 | 53% | 38% | 386 |
| Morris College | Sumter | $16,664 | N/A | 19% | 383 |
| South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary | Deerfield Beach | $7,980 | N/A | 25% | 373 |
| Baptist University of Florida | Graceville | $15,000 | 36% | 62% | 360 |
| University of Fort Lauderdale | Lauderhill | $9,810 | N/A | N/A | 314 |
| Nazarene Bible College | Colorado Springs | $10,482 | N/A | N/A | 284 |
| Arlington Baptist University | Arlington | $20,830 | N/A | 14% | 284 |
| Gods Bible School and College | Cincinnati | $7,710 | 75% | 45% | 281 |
| Faith International University | Tacoma | $8,850 | N/A | N/A | 276 |
| Randall University | Moore | $17,714 | 58% | 23% | 267 |
| Reformed University | Lawrenceville | N/A | N/A | N/A | 253 |
| The King's University | Southlake | $12,480 | 61% | 44% | 251 |
| Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel | Brooklyn | $22,300 | N/A | 41% | 232 |
| Welch College | Gallatin | $21,400 | N/A | 57% | 226 |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | Cromwell | $9,580 | N/A | N/A | 216 |
| Union Bible College | Westfield | $6,700 | 91% | 43% | 206 |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary | El Dorado Hills | $10,460 | 41% | 67% | 198 |
| Great Lakes Christian College | Lansing | $19,520 | N/A | 31% | 197 |
| Manna University | Fayetteville | $9,105 | 53% | 74% | 183 |
| Universidad Teologica del Caribe | Trujillo Alto | $6,660 | N/A | 30% | 173 |
| Barclay College | Haviland | $24,590 | 51% | 43% | 168 |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies | Fayetteville | $6,906 | N/A | N/A | 159 |
| Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College | Lawrence | $11,700 | N/A | N/A | 156 |
| Calvary University | Kansas City | $14,094 | 72% | 52% | 154 |
| Central Christian College of the Bible | Moberly | $12,200 | N/A | 32% | 154 |
| Trinity College of Florida | Trinity | $16,300 | 92% | N/A | 148 |
| Manhattan Christian College | Manhattan | $19,126 | 100% | 50% | 146 |
| Kuyper College | Grand Rapids | $27,660 | 69% | 52% | 145 |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School | Ellendale | $19,700 | 26% | 42% | 141 |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City | $17,280 | 62% | 32% | 132 |
| Criswell College | Dallas | $15,750 | 100% | 60% | 132 |
| Pacific Rim Christian University | Honolulu | $13,580 | N/A | 49% | 129 |
| Mechon L'hoyroa | Monsey | $11,800 | N/A | N/A | 122 |
| Catholic International University | Charles Town | $10,080 | N/A | N/A | 116 |
| Latin American Bible Institute | La Puente | $14,050 | 55% | 43% | 111 |
| Ecclesia College | Springdale | $16,850 | 74% | 38% | 108 |
| Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary | Peekskill | $10,150 | 100% | N/A | 100 |
| Elim Bible Institute and College | Lima | $10,480 | 100% | 68% | 100 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer Theological and Ministerial Studies?
There are 243 colleges offering Theological and Ministerial Studies programs in the United States as of 2024.
What is the best college for Theological and Ministerial Studies?
Based on graduate earnings, Boston College is among the top colleges for Theological and Ministerial Studies with median earnings of $103,937.
What are the top 3 colleges for Theological and Ministerial Studies?
The top colleges for Theological and Ministerial Studies include Boston College, Harvard University, Villanova University.