Religious Studies at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Every religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the religion program at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary stacks up to those at other schools.

Northern Seminary is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 285 students attend the school each year.

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

Northern Seminary Religious Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Religion

Northern Seminary Religious Studies Rankings

Religion Student Demographics at Northern Seminary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Northern Seminary Religious Studies Master’s Program

10% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of religion master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary with a master's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Christian Studies	26

Careers That Religion Grads May Go Into

A degree in religion can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	450	$74,010

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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