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Theological & Ministerial Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Theological & Ministerial Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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

SBTS is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 4,337 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 295 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.

SBTS Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Theology
  • Doctorate Degree in Theology

SBTS Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

There were 105 students who received their doctoral degrees in theology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theology Student Demographics at SBTS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theology majors at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

SBTS Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

9% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 295 theology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SBTS, about 91% were men and 9% were women.

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Of the students who received a theology master's degree from SBTS, 83% 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 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a master's in theology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 245
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 KY, the home state for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Clergy 500 $48,910
Philosophy and Religion Professors 260 $70,730

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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