WhatGradsMake

What Theology and Religious Vocations grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $45,751 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Providence CollegeRI$47,119$66,779+46%
2Regent UniversityVA$42,325$52,973$60,837+16%
3Loyola University ChicagoIL$42,423$52,508$72,585+15%
4Wheaton CollegeIL$32,149$51,805$70,380+13%
5University of Northwestern- St PaulMN$38,203$50,786$64,483+11%
6Anderson UniversityIN$25,157$48,487+6%
7Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$29,948$46,924$56,877+3%
8Concordia University - Saint PaulMN$38,967$46,845+2%
9Concordia UniversityIL$28,969$46,532$69,644+2%
10Judson UniversityIL$35,298$46,142+1%
11Saint John's UniversityMN$37,132$45,7510%
12Bethel UniversityMN$37,888$45,537$73,5210%
13Charleston Southern UniversitySC$25,951$42,709$54,051-7%
14Columbia International UniversitySC$30,385$42,146$52,404-8%
15Grace College and Theological SeminaryIN$23,873$41,469-9%
16Liberty UniversityVA$29,929$40,113$62,571-12%
17Covenant CollegeGA$27,732$39,884-13%
18Emmanuel UniversityGA$31,416$38,967-15%
19Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIN$26,467$36,395-20%
20North Greenville UniversitySC$26,829$36,124$49,247-21%
21Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$27,315$33,650$43,722-26%
22Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$104,398
23Dominican UniversityIL$47,392
24St. Catherine UniversityMN$40,342

Master's

national median $63,125 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Northwestern- St PaulMN$64,257$69,644$79,787+10%
2Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$58,065$67,887$61,827+8%
3Regent UniversityVA$54,051$67,254$61,121+7%
4North Greenville UniversitySC$48,487$64,930+3%
5University of Saint ThomasMN$45,751$64,175+2%
6Liberty UniversityVA$57,487$63,125$69,1540%
7Bethel University - Bethel Seminary Saint PaulMN$50,777$59,606$72,989-6%
8Bethel UniversityMN$50,740$59,378$73,014-6%
9Loyola University ChicagoIL$48,997$58,787$63,029-7%
10St. Catherine UniversityMN$66,891$58,363-8%
11Saint John's UniversityMN$53,485$57,688$68,098-9%
12Wheaton CollegeIL$43,894$56,676$76,015-10%
13Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIN$48,487$56,524-10%
14Grace College and Theological SeminaryIN$41,844$51,223-19%
15Columbia International UniversitySC$39,756$50,942$53,793-19%
16Erskine CollegeSC$46,383$47,939$52,636-24%
17Lutheran Theological Southern SeminarySC$37,247$44,398$53,243-30%
18Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$47,315$40,883-35%
19Providence CollegeRI$63,874
20Indiana Wesleyan University - NGM BuildingIN$46,728
21Earlham CollegeIN$38,967
22Anderson UniversityIN$36,215

Associate

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIN$47,315$49,328
2Indiana Wesleyan University - NGM BuildingIN$45,751

Doctoral (Research)

national median $72,156 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Regent UniversityVA$54,757$74,301+3%
2Loyola University ChicagoIL$49,233$72,1560%
3Liberty UniversityVA$64,996$56,877$36,215-21%
4Wheaton CollegeIL$70,298
5Virginia Union UniversityVA$69,154

Doctoral (Professional)

national median $60,021 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Virginia Union UniversityVA$63,295$65,110$70,355+8%
2Saint John's UniversityMN$38,692$62,818+5%
3Liberty UniversityVA$56,379$60,021$64,8180%
4Regent UniversityVA$53,343$56,877$72,585-5%
5Bethel UniversityMN$40,037$52,636-12%
6Columbia International UniversitySC$39,556$52,354$56,406-13%
7Erskine CollegeSC$65,590$51,929$57,471-13%
8Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$40,067$45,751$56,877-24%

Certificate (1-2 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Columbia International UniversitySC$28,969$57,867$53,107
2Liberty UniversityVA$48,276$47,574
3Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$65,986

Certificate (under 1 year)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIN$52,636$49,035
2Liberty UniversityVA$46,891$46,435

Certificate (2-4 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Liberty UniversityVA$36,019$53,485$55,181