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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Graduates earn 570 degrees, certificates from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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About 93.7 percent of the 570 degrees and certificates handed out by The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2017-18 were to students in theology and religious vocations programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Louisville conferred 324 master's degrees and 157 doctor's degrees in theology and religious vocations programs.

But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in divinity/ministry. Data shows the school gave out 211 master's degrees in divinity/ministry, followed by 84 doctor's degrees in theology/theological studies and 43 bachelor's degrees in theology/theological studies.

The seminary enrolled 4,121 students for 2017-18, including 983 in undergraduate programs and 3,138 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedAssociates degreesGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Divinity/Ministry--211-211
Theology/Theological Studies433109-155
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other--55-55
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology--39140
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other4-17-21
Pastoral Studies/Counseling--20-20
Religious Education--14-14
Religious/Sacred Music--12-12
Youth Ministry2-4-6
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies-----
Lay Ministry-----
Theology and Religious Vocations total493481153493.7
Humanities/Humanistic Studies20---20
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total20---203.5
Business Administration and Management, General11---11
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total11---111.9
Elementary Education and Teaching5---5
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor-----
Education total5---50.9

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