The main focus area for this major is Theology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Theological & Ministerial Studies is a major offered under the theology and religious vocations program of study at Seattle Pacific University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in theology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SPU was ranked #74 on College Factual's Best Schools for theology list. It is also ranked #2 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for SPU.
Part-time undergraduates at SPU paid an average of $1,298 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $46,728 | $46,728 |
Fees | $516 | $516 |
Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,687 | $12,687 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,783 | $3,783 |
Learn more about SPU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Theology students who received their bachelor’s degree at SPU took out an average of $21,500 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $23,704.
theology who receive their bachelor’s degree from SPU make an average of $27,295 a year during the early days of their career. That is 23% higher than the national average of $22,167.
SPU does not offer an online option for its theology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SPU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in theology in 2019-2020, 58.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 41.7% of the theology bachelor’s degrees at SPU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Theological & Ministerial Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Theology | 12 |
*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.