Theological & Ministerial Studies at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a theology school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theology program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 students received their master's degree in theology.

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.

Harvard Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Theology

Harvard Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

Theology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

Of the 94 students who graduated with a master’s in theology from Harvard in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from Harvard, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	48
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290
Clergy	530	$60,600

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
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.