Theological & Ministerial Studies at Loyola Marymount University

If you are interested in studying theological and ministerial studies, you may want to check out the program at Loyola Marymount University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 9,686 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,856 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University in 2021, 19 of them were theological and ministerial studies majors.

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.

Loyola Marymount Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theology
• Master’s Degree in Theology

Loyola Marymount Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theology progam at Loyola Marymount compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Loyola Marymount 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 Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools	132

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in theology from Loyola Marymount. This makes it the #213 most popular school for theology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Theology Student Demographics at Loyola Marymount

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

Loyola Marymount Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Program

The theology program at Loyola Marymount awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. The typical theology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Loyola Marymount since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% 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 Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor's in theology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Loyola Marymount Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 theology majors earned their master's degree from Loyola Marymount. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from Loyola Marymount, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loyola Marymount 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

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 CA, the home state for Loyola Marymount University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Clergy	5,620	$67,140
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Religious Workers	1,000	$36,790

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 Mishigaki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.