Theological & Ministerial Studies at Marquette University

What traits are you looking for in a theology school? To help you decide if Marquette University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theology program.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550. Of the 2,386 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in 2021, 7 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.

Marquette Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

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

Marquette Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

The theology major at Marquette 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in theology from Marquette. This makes it the #250 most popular school for theology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Theology Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in theology from Marquette. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical theology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Marquette since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in theology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marquette Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

Of the 5 theology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Marquette, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from Marquette, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Clergy	570	$49,690
Philosophy and Religion Professors	320	$73,980

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 scottfeldstein under License

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