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39.06
CIP GROUP: 39.06
Theological and Ministerial Studies.
Summary:
Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 39.0601 - 39.0699.
National Completion Rate Trends
Year
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
2020
646
4767
11230
2021
360
2510
10027
2022
366
2603
10469
2023
248
2541
9956
2024
214
2151
9872
Change
-61.61%
-46.70%
-11.34%
Related CIPs
39
THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.
39.06
Theological and Ministerial Studies.
39.0601
Theology/Theological Studies.
39.0602
Divinity/Ministry.
39.0604
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies.
39.0605
Rabbinical Studies.
39.0606
Talmudic Studies.
39.0699
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other.
Institutions granting degrees in Theological and Ministerial Studies.
All Geographic Regions
Not applicable
Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon, OR
Albany-Schenectady, NY
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
Altoona-Huntingdon, PA
Amarillo-Borger, TX
Ames-Boone, IA
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
Austin-Round Rock-Marble Falls, TX
Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA
Beckley-Oak Hill, WV
Bend-Prineville, OR
Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL
Bloomington-Bedford, IN
Bloomington-Pontiac, IL
Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA
Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
Burlington-Fort Madison, IA-IL
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, IL
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA
Champaign-Urbana-Danville, IL
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN
Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH
Cleveland-Indianola, MS
Clovis-Portales, NM
Columbia-Jefferson City-Moberly, MO
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
Columbus-West Point, MS
Corbin-London, KY
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO
Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
Dixon-Sterling, IL
Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI
Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI
Edwards-Rifle, CO
Elmira-Corning, NY
El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
Erie-Meadville, PA
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC
Findlay-Tiffin, OH
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
Fond du Lac-Beaver Dam, WI
256
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN
Fresno-Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Gainesville-Lake City, FL
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Green Bay-Shawano, WI
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
Greenville-Kinston-Washington, NC
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
Greenville-Washington, NC
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS
Hickory-Lenoir, NC
Hot Springs-Malvern, AR
Houston-Pasadena, TX
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN
Ithaca-Cortland, NY
Jackson-Brownsville, TN
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
Johnstown-Somerset, PA
Jonesboro-Paragould, AR
Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS
Keene-Brattleboro, NH-VT
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA
Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN
Kokomo-Peru, IN
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN
Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN
Lake Charles-DeRidder, LA
Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV
Lawton-Duncan, OK
Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
Lincoln-Beatrice, NE
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
Longview-Marshall, TX
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN
Lubbock-Plainview, TX
Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC
Macon-Bibb County--Warner Robins, GA
Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI
Manhattan-Junction City, KS
Mankato-New Ulm, MN
Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH
Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI
Martin-Union City, TN
Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR
McAllen-Edinburg, TX
Medford-Grants Pass, OR
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL
Modesto-Merced, CA
Monroe-Ruston, LA
Montgomery-Selma, AL
Morgantown-Fairmont, WV
Morristown-Newport, TN
Moses Lake-Othello, WA
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
New Bern-Morehead City, NC
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
North Port-Bradenton, FL
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK
Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL
Oskaloosa-Pella, IA
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL
Peoria-Canton, IL
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV
Ponce-Coamo, PR
Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
Port St. Lucie-Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Pueblo-Cañon City, CO
Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID
Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
Rapid City-Spearfish, SD
Redding-Red Bluff, CA
Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA
Richmond-Connersville, IN
Rochester-Austin-Winona, MN
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
Rome-Summerville, GA
Sacramento-Roseville, CA
Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
San Juan-Bayamón, PR
Santa Fe-Espanola, NM
Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL
Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA
Scottsboro-Fort Payne, AL
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA
Sioux City-Le Mars, IA-NE-SD
South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI
Spencer-Spirit Lake, IA
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID
Springfield-Branson, MO
Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
Starkville-Columbus, MS
State College-DuBois, PA
Sunbury-Lewisburg-Selinsgrove, PA
Syracuse-Auburn, NY
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA
Toledo-Findlay-Tiffin, OH
Tucson-Nogales, AZ
Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK
Tupelo-Corinth, MS
Tyler-Jacksonville, TX
Union City-Martin, TN
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Weatherford-Elk City, OK
Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS
Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA
York-Hanover-Gettysburg, PA
Youngstown-Warren-Salem, OH
All Institution Types
Not applicable, not in Carnegie universe (not accredited or nondegree-granting)
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools
Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
Tribal Colleges
All Institution Sizes
Not applicable
Not reported
Under 1,000
1,000 - 4,999
5,000 - 9,999
10,000 - 19,999
20,000 and above
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctor's
Doctor's - research
Doctor's - professional
Doctor's - other
All Pre-Bac Certs
All Post-Bac Certs
All
Institution
Degrees Granted (2024)
5-Year Change
Allegheny Wesleyan College
2
-
America Evangelical University
1
-
Anderson University
1
-50.00%
Andrews University
6
-40.00%
Anna Maria College
1
-
Aquinas College
3
-
Asbury University
2
+37.50%
Ascent College
5
-66.67%
Assumption University
2
+100.00%
Ave Maria University
10
-19.35%
Azusa Pacific University
2
+100.00%
Bacone College
2
-100.00%
Baptist University of Florida
14
-33.33%
Barclay College
12
-
Bellarmine University
3
-
Belmont Abbey College
5
+160.00%
Belmont University
1
-
Benedictine College
51
+14.29%
Benedictine University
1
-100.00%
Bethel University
2
+100.00%
Bethlehem College & Seminary
18
+50.00%
Biola University
21
-
Bob Jones University
21
+40.00%
Boise Bible College
3
-
Boston College
8
+50.00%
Brescia University
2
+100.00%
Briar Cliff University
2
-100.00%
Cairn University-Langhorne
3
-
Calvary University
9
-33.33%
Carolina College of Biblical Studies
5
-
Catholic Distance University
8
-26.67%
Central Christian College of the Bible
9
-30.00%
Charleston Southern University
1
-
Christ Mission College
9
-62.50%
City Vision University
7
-
Clarks Summit University
3
-50.00%
College of Saint Benedict
4
+16.67%
Colorado Christian University
8
-13.33%
Columbia International University
16
+25.00%
Concordia University Ann Arbor
1
+50.00%
Concordia University-Chicago
4
-50.00%
Concordia University-Irvine
10
+57.14%
Concordia University-Nebraska
7
-50.00%
Concordia University-Saint Paul
1
-50.00%
Concordia University-Wisconsin
9
+60.00%
Corban University
13
-
Cornerstone University
9
+12.50%
Creighton University
5
-72.22%
Criswell College
14
-50.00%
DeSales University
6
+16.67%
Divine Word College
11
+33.33%
Dominican University
3
+100.00%
Duquesne University
1
-33.33%
East Texas Baptist University
6
-
Eastern University
1
+300.00%
Ecclesia College
4
-33.33%
Elim Bible Institute and College
17
-
Elmhurst University
1
-75.00%
Epic Bible College & Graduate School
10
-71.43%
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
7
-28.57%
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College
11
-19.05%
Faulkner University
1
-25.00%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
3
-
Franciscan University of Steubenville
104
+7.69%
Gannon University
1
-100.00%
Geneva College
1
-100.00%
George Fox University
8
-
Gods Bible School and College
1
-
Grace Mission University
11
-60.00%
Grand Canyon University
6
-
Grand View University
4
+100.00%
Great Lakes Christian College
1
+100.00%
Grove City College
10
+400.00%
Hanover College
2
-25.00%
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
32
-
Holy Cross College
6
-25.00%
Hope International University
12
-12.50%
Houghton University
6
-
Houston Christian University
1
+800.00%
Howard Payne University
3
-66.67%
Immaculata University
1
-66.67%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
14
-
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
6
+350.00%
International Baptist College and Seminary
1
-
John Brown University
3
-100.00%
Johnson University
27
-15.56%
Johnson University Florida
2
-
Judson University
1
-100.00%
Kairos University
10
-
Kansas Wesleyan University
1
-
King's College
2
-
Kuyper College
3
-60.00%
Lancaster Bible College
6
-
Latin American Bible Institute
8
-
LeTourneau University
8
-50.00%
Lee University
11
-12.50%
Liberty University
25
-
Lincoln Christian University
8
-38.89%
Louisiana Christian University
12
+1000.00%
Loyola Marymount University
4
-87.50%
Loyola University Chicago
2
+11.11%
Loyola University New Orleans
4
-
Malone University
1
-100.00%
Manhattan Christian College
1
-100.00%
Manna University
10
+75.00%
Marian University
2
-60.00%
Marquette University
12
+10.00%
Martin Luther College
35
+15.91%
Mid-America Christian University
16
-42.50%
Mid-South Christian College
3
+200.00%
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
15
+130.00%
Milligan University
5
-
Montreat College
2
+50.00%
Moody Bible Institute
126
+3.70%
Morris College
1
-
Mount St. Mary's University
4
-70.00%
Multnomah University
2
-100.00%
Nazarene Bible College
15
-53.85%
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
41
-
Newman University
1
-88.89%
North Park University
1
-
Northwest University
10
-6.67%
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
48
-31.67%
Oak Hills Christian College
1
-
Oakwood University
13
-31.25%
Ohio Dominican University
2
+100.00%
Olivet Nazarene University
9
-59.09%
Oral Roberts University
51
+27.08%
Ozark Christian College
7
+25.00%
Pacific Rim Christian University
10
-16.67%
Pacific Union College
3
-33.33%
Palm Beach Atlantic University
14
-23.33%
Providence College
8
+200.00%
Rabbinical College Telshe
9
+100.00%
Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel
55
-4.41%
Rabbinical Seminary of America
38
+68.42%
Reformed University
3
-
Rochester University
6
-100.00%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary
40
-
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
5
-
Saint Ambrose University
4
-
Saint Anselm College
1
-25.00%
Saint Edward's University
6
-28.57%
Saint John's Seminary
7
-55.56%
Saint Johns University
3
-
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
10
-
Saint Louis University
6
-50.00%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
4
-
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
1
-50.00%
Saint Vincent College
5
-
San Diego Christian College
1
-71.43%
Seattle Pacific University
4
-66.67%
Seton Hall University
3
-7.14%
Siena Heights University
1
-100.00%
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
49
+250.00%
Southeastern University
215
+17.95%
Southern Adventist University
14
+57.14%
Southwest Baptist University
10
+33.33%
Southwestern Adventist University
9
-
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
1
-
Spring Arbor University
1
-100.00%
St Catherine University
2
-
St. John's University-New York
2
-50.00%
St. Mary's University
1
-16.67%
St. Thomas University
2
-75.00%
Stillman College
1
-100.00%
Stonehill College
1
-
Texas Lutheran University
5
-88.89%
The King's University
15
-56.00%
The Master's University and Seminary
48
-21.28%
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
49
-3.57%
Toccoa Falls College
4
-
Trevecca Nazarene University
9
+50.00%
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
4
+400.00%
Trinity Christian College
3
+20.00%
Trinity College of Florida
10
+300.00%
Union Adventist University
5
-80.00%
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
4
-52.63%
University of Chicago
15
+175.00%
University of Dallas
18
+31.82%
University of Dubuque
2
-
University of Fort Lauderdale
2
+100.00%
University of Mary
10
+88.89%
University of Northwestern-St Paul
20
+81.82%
University of Notre Dame
51
+10.87%
University of Portland
4
-66.67%
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
1
+200.00%
University of San Francisco
2
-20.00%
University of St Thomas
9
-
University of St Thomas
3
-
University of Valley Forge
12
-50.00%
Urshan College
19
+69.23%
Valparaiso University
3
-33.33%
Villanova University
2
-
Voorhees University
3
-
Walla Walla University
4
+100.00%
Walsh University
5
-25.00%
Warner University
4
-60.00%
Washington Adventist University
3
+150.00%
Welch College
1
-
William Jessup University
1
-52.94%
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital
4
+20.00%
Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College
2
-75.00%