2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Theological and Ministerial Studies

THEOLOGICAL AND MINISTERIAL STUDIES DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

It is quite uncommon to find an American majoring in theological and ministerial studies. On average, each subject grants around 6,156 bachelor's degrees a year; last year, 2,404 students completed undergraduate degrees in theological and ministerial studies, making it the 134th most popular major nationally. Southeastern University​ accounted for 193 of those degrees (#1 in the USA). Schools in Florida gave out more degrees than any American State (323).

It could not be easy to track down the best fit for you, because 249 institutions around the nation grant a four-year degree in theological and ministerial studies. Bachelor's degrees in theological and ministerial studies are 29.8% more broadly offered than the average subject, making it the 91st most broadly available degree in the country.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While a bit over 1 out of every 6 degrees in theological and ministerial studies last spring were undergrad degrees; 83% were postgrad degrees. Theological and ministerial studies is the 20th most popular graduate degree in the United States of America, with 11,988 degrees granted. For context, grad degrees in theological and ministerial studies are 4.3 times more popular among postgrads than the average major.

In Total, 14,392 students received a bachelor's or higher in theological and ministerial studies last spring.

ONLINE THEOLOGICAL AND MINISTERIAL STUDIES DEGREES

3,491 of those 14,392 alumni (24.3%) did their schooling remotely - 310 undergraduate students and 3,181 graduate students. As you probably know by now, theological and ministerial studies is not an extremely highly demanded online subject. It is the 72nd most popular online degree with 35.6% less remote students than the average subject. For master's & doctor's students, it is ranked 18th, with 5.2 times the average number of graduate students per concentration (481).

Northwest University-College of Adult and Professional Studies​ granted more online undergraduate degrees in theological and ministerial studies than any other American college (34). Last fall, 572 undergrads were enrolled in the school exclusively remotely, 56% of their students. They offer 10 remote courses of study. That's 100% of their majors.

Additionally, Florida graduates more theological and ministerial studies online students than any other state (58 four-year degrees conferred last May). Florida alone graduates 19% of the major's remote students.

12.9% of all undergraduate degrees in theological and ministerial studies are completed through online programs, (26.5% for postgrad degrees). 40.51% of Nazarene Bible College's​ last undergraduate class majored in theological and ministerial studies online, higher than any other U.S. institution. 26 students in their 64 student class completed an online college degree in theological and ministerial studies. They offer 6 courses of study completely remote, and had 696 enrolled online undergrad students last fall. That's 100% of the student body.

Undergrad degrees in theological and ministerial studies are offered online at 61 institutions across the nation, making it the 91st most universally available remote degree. 24% of colleges giving out the degree even have a comprehensively remote option. Florida leads the nation in providing remote choices, with 8 of the programs based there.

If you would like to study theological and ministerial studies and have the ability to stay focused on zoom meetings, we suggest that you view Franciscan University of Steubenville, as it has the 3rd best theological and ministerial studies program in the United States. It also provides an additional 12 degrees online, so their systems are probably dialed. Further, they have 94 online undergraduate students, which is 4% of their whole student body.

PARTIALLY ONLINE THEOLOGICAL AND MINISTERIAL STUDIES DEGREES

• Last May, 363 students earned a four-year degree in theological and ministerial studies partially online
• Theological and ministerial studies is the 99th most universally offered partially online bachelor's degree in America
• 15.1% of all college degree in theological and ministerial studies are done partially online
• Southeastern University​ conferred 66 partially online bachelor's degrees in theological and ministerial studies, more than any other US school
• Last May, more or less 1/6 of partially online degrees in theological and ministerial studies were undergrad degrees; 83% were advanced degrees
• The average subject confers 1,368 annual four-year degrees partially online

IN-PERSON THEOLOGICAL AND MINISTERIAL STUDIES DEGREES

• Theological and ministerial studies is the 135th most popular in-person college degree in the country
• Exclusively in-person bachelor's degrees in theological and ministerial studies are offered at 24 schools coast-to-coast
• 72% of all college degree in theological and ministerial studies are earned totally in-person
• Yeshivath Viznitz's​ last undergraduate class contained a higher percentage of in-person theological and ministerial studies majors than any other college in the country (100%)
• Minnesota has the most colleges offering in-person undergraduate degrees in theological and ministerial studies of any state (3)
• The typical discipline is available at about 20 schools in-person