2025 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in Florida

If you plan on getting your master's degree in theology & religious vocations, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #11 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 249 master's degrees in theology & religious vocations to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's 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 theology & religious vocations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of theology & religious vocations students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt theology & religious vocations students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theology & religious vocations related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for theology & religious vocations students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Theology & Religious Vocations in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in theology & religious vocations.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Theology & Religious Vocations

1

Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

140 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in theology & religious vocations needs to look into Southeastern University. SEU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.More information about a master’s in theology & religious vocations from Southeastern University

2

Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Ave Maria University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in theology & religious vocations. AMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Ave Maria.More information about a master’s in theology & religious vocations from Ave Maria University

Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	13
Virginia	33	1,808
Georgia	32	385
Tennessee	32	307
North Carolina	31	673
Kentucky	31	680
West Virginia	30	21
Alabama	30	81
Louisiana	30	297
South Carolina	30	168
Arkansas	30	26

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Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	180
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	39
Missionary Studies	23
Biblical Studies	7

Most Popular Majors Related to Theology & Religious Vocations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	894
Social Sciences	516
English Language & Literature	300
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	103
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	100
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	68
History	68
Philosophy & Religious Studies	50
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	26

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daderot. More about our data sources and methodologies.