Theological & Ministerial Studies at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

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

Northern Seminary is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 285.

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.

Northern Seminary Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Theology

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Seminary

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.

Northern Seminary does offer online education options in theology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Northern Seminary Theological & Ministerial Studies 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.

Theology Student Demographics at Northern Seminary

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

Northern Seminary Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

Of the 17 theology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northern Seminary, about 59% were men and 41% were women.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from Northern Seminary, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 theology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 IL, the home state for Northern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clergy	1,920	$51,190
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Religious Workers	300	$36,610

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.