Theological & Ministerial Studies at Houston Baptist University

If you are interested in studying theological and ministerial studies, you may want to check out the program at Houston Baptist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,963 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

HBU Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Theology

Online Classes Are Available at HBU

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.

HBU does offer online education options in theology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

HBU Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in theology, making the school the #126 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theology Student Demographics at HBU

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

HBU Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a master's degree in theology from HBU. About 59% were men and 41% were women.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from HBU, 77% 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 Houston Baptist University with a master's in theology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 TX, the home state for Houston Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Clergy	2,720	$54,370
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Religious Workers	230	$33,360

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.