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Religious Studies at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Religious Studies at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if Northern Baptist Theological Seminary is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

Northern Seminary is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 285. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received their master's degree in religion.

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

Northern Seminary Religious Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Religion

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Seminary

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? Northern Seminary offers distance education options for religion at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Northern Seminary Religious Studies Rankings

Religion Student Demographics at Northern Seminary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Northern Seminary Religious Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 students who graduated with a master’s in religion from Northern Seminary in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary with a master's in religion.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Religion Grads May Go Into

A degree in religion can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Philosophy and Religion Professors 960 $81,200
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 450 $74,010

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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