Biblical Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

If you plan to study biblical studies, take a look at what Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SEBTS is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina and approximately 3,343 students attend the school each year.

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

SEBTS Biblical Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bible
• Master’s Degree in Bible

SEBTS Biblical Studies Rankings

The bible major at SEBTS is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biblical 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in bible, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bible Student Demographics at SEBTS

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

SEBTS Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of bible bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical bible bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at SEBTS since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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

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

SEBTS Biblical Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of bible master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a bible master's degree from SEBTS, 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 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with a master's in bible.

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

Concentrations Within Biblical Studies

If you plan to be a bible major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bible/Biblical Studies	13

Related Majors

• Sacred Music
• Religious Education
• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
• Missionary Studies
• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Bible Grads May Go Into

A degree in bible 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
Religious Activities and Education Directors	170	$87,380

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.