Boston University PhD in Theological & Ministerial Studies

19 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Theological & Ministerial Studies is a major offered under the theology and religious vocations program of study at Boston University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in theology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Theology from Boston U Cost?

$57,666 Average Tuition and Fees

Boston U Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$56,854	$56,854
Fees	$812	$812

Does Boston U Offer an Online PhD in Theology?

Online degrees for the Boston U theology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.

Boston U Doctorate Student Diversity for Theology

19 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

42.1% Women

21.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 19 students received their doctor’s degree in theology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 42.1% of the students who received their PhD in theology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 21.1% of theology doctor’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PhD in Theology Focus Areas at Boston U

Theological & Ministerial Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Theology	7
Divinity/Ministry	12

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.