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Payne Theological Seminary MA in Theology & Religious Vocations

Theology & Religious Vocations is a program of study at Payne Theological Seminary. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in theology and religious vocations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Theology & Religious Vocations from Payne Theological Seminary Cost?

Payne Theological Seminary Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Payne Theological Seminary paid an average of $600 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$18,000	$18,000
Fees	$400	$400

Does Payne Theological Seminary Offer an Online MA in Theology & Religious Vocations?

Payne Theological Seminary does not offer an online option for its theology and religious vocations master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Payne Theological Seminary Online Learning page.

Payne Theological Seminary Master’s Student Diversity for Theology & Religious Vocations

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 43 students received their master’s degree in theology and religious vocations. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in theology and religious vocations in 2019-2020, 55.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 65.1% of theology and religious vocations master’s degree recipients at Payne Theological Seminary in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MA in Theology & Religious Vocations Focus Areas at Payne Theological Seminary

Theology & Religious Vocations students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	43

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.