Theological & Ministerial Studies at University of St. Thomas

If you plan to study theological & ministerial studies, take a look at what University of St. Thomas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UST is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,692.

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.

UST Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

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

UST Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

The theology major at UST is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Theological & Ministerial 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.

Theology Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of theology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical theology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UST since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 St. Thomas with a bachelor's in theology.

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

UST Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of theology master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

In the theology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Theological & Ministerial Studies

If you plan to be a theology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of St. Thomas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theology	15
Divinity/Ministry	13

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• Sacred Music
• 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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Clergy	2,720	$54,370
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Religious Workers	230	$33,360

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.