Theology & Religious Vocations at Catholic Distance University

If you are interested in studying theology and religious vocations, you may want to check out the program at Catholic Distance University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CDU is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and approximately 180 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in theology and religious vocations.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Theology & Religious Vocations section at the bottom of this page.

CDU Theology & Religious Vocations Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Theology & Religious Vocations

Online Classes Are Available at CDU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CDU offers distance education options for theology and religious vocations at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CDU Theology & Religious Vocations Rankings

Theology & Religious Vocations Student Demographics at CDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theology and religious vocations majors at Catholic Distance University.

CDU Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of theology and religious vocations master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Of the students who received a theology and religious vocations master's degree from CDU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Catholic Distance University with a master's in theology and religious vocations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Theology & Religious Vocations

Theology & Religious Vocations majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Catholic Distance University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theological & Ministerial Studies	23

Related Majors

Careers That Theology & Religious Vocations Grads May Go Into

A degree in theology and religious vocations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Catholic Distance University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Clergy	420	$40,910
Philosophy and Religion Professors	60	$60,220
Religious Workers	30	$33,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.