Theological & Ministerial Studies at Seattle Pacific University

Every theological and ministerial studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the theology program at Seattle Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

SPU Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Theology

SPU Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

Theology Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in theology from SPU in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from SPU, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 WA, the home state for Seattle Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Clergy	530	$62,240
Philosophy and Religion Professors	390	$73,820
Religious Workers	250	$42,000

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 Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.