When it comes to popularity, an associate degree in theological & ministerial studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #132 out of 328 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of theological & ministerial studies. Combined, these schools handed out 214 associate degrees in theological & ministerial studies to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Theological & Ministerial Studies School for Your Associate Degree
The theology associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality theology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on theological & ministerial studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other theological & ministerial studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for theological & ministerial studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theological & ministerial studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for theological & ministerial studies students working on their associate degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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It is hard to beat Southeastern University if you want to pursue an associate degree in theological & ministerial studies. SEU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.
After graduating, theology associate recipients typically make about $27,591 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team
The theology associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality theology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
