Theology at University of Chicago

If you are interested in studying theology, you may want to check out the program at University of Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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

UChicago Theology Degrees Available

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

UChicago Theology Rankings

The theology major at UChicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Theology. 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in theology, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theology Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Theology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of theology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical theology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theology at UChicago are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University of Chicago with a bachelor's in theology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UChicago Theology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of theology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from UChicago, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Divinity/Ministry

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 University of Chicago.

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

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.