Theological & Ministerial Studies at Catholic Distance University

If you plan to study theological & ministerial studies, take a look at what Catholic Distance University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CDU is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and approximately 180 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Theological & Ministerial Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CDU Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theology
Master’s Degree in Theology

CDU Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

Theology Student Demographics at CDU

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

CDU Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

47% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of theology master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from CDU, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Theological & Ministerial Studies

The following theology concentations are available at Catholic Distance University. 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
Theology	23

Careers That Theology Grads May Go Into

A degree in theology 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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