Theological & Ministerial Studies at Asbury University

If you plan to study theological and ministerial studies, take a look at what Asbury University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Asbury is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and approximately 1,741 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in theology from Asbury.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Theological & Ministerial Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Asbury Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theology

Online Classes Are Available at Asbury

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Asbury does offer online courses in theology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Asbury Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theology programs across the country. The following shows how Asbury performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theology major at Asbury is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Theological & Ministerial Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Most Focused Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools	279

Theology Student Demographics at Asbury

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theology majors at Asbury University.

Asbury Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Theological & Ministerial Studies from Asbury in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical theology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Asbury since its program graduates 36% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theology at Asbury are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Asbury University with a bachelor's in theology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Asbury also has a doctoral program available in theology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
• Biblical Studies
• Religious Education
• Sacred Music
• Missionary Studies

Careers That Theology Grads May Go Into

A degree in theology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Asbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Clergy	500	$48,910
Philosophy and Religion Professors	260	$70,730

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amannelle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.