Highest-Paying Theology Programs
Colleges whose theology graduates earn the most one year after finishing, across all bachelor's programs in the field.
Ranked by median earnings, 1 year after completing · 106 of 2,406 institutions report this measure · Compiled 2026-09-01
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- 1Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN · Private$63,005Compare nearby
- 2Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private$42,123Compare nearby
- 3Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN · Private$41,565Compare nearby
- 4Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD · Private$38,289Compare nearby
- 5Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN · Private$38,289Compare nearby
- 6Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesville, OK · Private$37,748Compare nearby
- 7Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia, GA · Private$36,455Compare nearby
- 8Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private$36,132Compare nearby
- 9Hope International UniversityFullerton, CA · Private$35,085Compare nearby
- 10Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, CO · Private$35,060Compare nearby
- 11Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, TX · Private$35,060Compare nearby
- 12Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, TX · Private$34,882Compare nearby
- 13Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, CA · Private$33,993Compare nearby
- 14Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA · Private$33,993Compare nearby
- 15Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · Private$33,993Compare nearby
- 16College of Biblical Studies-HoustonHouston, TX · Private$33,275Compare nearby
- 17Harding UniversitySearcy, AR · Private$33,188Compare nearby
- 18Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH · Private$33,184Compare nearby
- 19Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN · Private$33,138Compare nearby
- 20Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL · Private$32,925Compare nearby
- 21Kuyper CollegeGrand Rapids, MI · Private$32,925Compare nearby
- 22Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, NE · Private$32,262Compare nearby
- 23Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL · Private$32,213Compare nearby
- 24Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ · For-profit$31,890Compare nearby
- 25Multnomah UniversityPortland, OR · Private$31,529Compare nearby
How this list was built
- Measure
- Median earnings, 1 year after completing — sorted highest to lowest
- Source variable
EARN_MDN_HI_1YR- Dataset
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts-Field-of-Study (04-17-2025 release)
- Where a college offers several theology programs, the figure shown is the median across those programs.
- Earnings cover graduates who received federal financial aid, were working and not enrolled one year after completing, and whose highest credential is that bachelor's degree.
- 106 institutions report earnings for this field; programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy by the Department of Education and cannot be ranked.
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