2024 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you plan on getting your master's degree in theology & religious vocations, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #11 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 680 master's degrees in theology & religious vocations during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on theology & religious vocations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of theology & religious vocations students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt theology & religious vocations students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theology & religious vocations related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for theology & religious vocations students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Theology & Religious Vocations in Kentucky

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in theology & religious vocations.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in Theology & Religious Vocations

1

Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

229 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Asbury Theological Seminary if you wish to pursue a master's degree in theology & religious vocations. Asbury Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Wilmore.More information about a master’s in theology & religious vocations from Asbury Theological Seminary

2

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary if you want to pursue a master's degree in theology & religious vocations. Located in the city of Louisville, Louisville Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in theology & religious vocations from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	13
Florida	34	220
Virginia	33	1,808
Georgia	32	385
Tennessee	32	307
North Carolina	31	673
West Virginia	30	21
Alabama	30	81
Louisiana	30	297
South Carolina	30	168
Arkansas	30	26

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Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	516
Missionary Studies	70
Biblical Studies	40
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	37
Sacred Music	11
Religious Education	4
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Theology & Religious Vocations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	96
English Language & Literature	95
Communication & Journalism	90
History	32
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	24
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	17
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	11
Philosophy & Religious Studies	5
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daderot. More about our data sources and methodologies.