Religious Studies at Southeastern 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 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary stacks up to those at other schools.

SEBTS is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina and approximately 3,343 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1 religion major received their bachelor's degree from SEBTS.

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.

SEBTS Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
• Master’s Degree in Religion

SEBTS Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at SEBTS compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at SEBTS is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious 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 Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	5
Most Popular Religious Studies Basic Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused Religious Studies Basic Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	36
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	342
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382

In 2021, 91 students received their master’s degree in religion from SEBTS. This makes it the #2 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at SEBTS

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

SEBTS Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 religion major earned their bachelor's degree from SEBTS.

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

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

SEBTS Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 91 religion students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SEBTS, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from SEBTS, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• General Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Philosophy

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 NC, the home state for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Philosophy and Religion Professors	740	$81,680
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$82,580

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.