Luther Seminary MA in Theological & Ministerial Studies

Theological & Ministerial Studies is a major offered under the theology and religious vocations program of study at Luther Seminary. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in theology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Average Salary
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Theology from Luther Seminary Cost?

$18,675 Average Tuition and Fees

Luther Seminary Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Luther Seminary paid an average of $1,850 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 graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$18,500	$18,500
Fees	$175	$175

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Theology From Luther Seminary?

$76,041 Average Salary

High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of theology students who receive their master’s degree from Luther Seminary is $76,041 per year. That is 81% higher than the national average of $41,970.

Does Luther Seminary Offer an Online MA in Theology?

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

Luther Seminary Master’s Student Diversity for Theology

80 Master's Degrees Awarded

57.5% Women

12.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 80 master’s degrees in theology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 57.5% of the students who received their MA in theology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the theology master’s degrees at Luther Seminary in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	62
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MA in Theology Focus Areas at Luther Seminary

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Theology	27
Divinity/Ministry	53

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.

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