Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #808 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 215 degrees in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies School
Your choice of pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Degree Level
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Best Schools for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Schools in Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
Southeastern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 17 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbia International University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies. CIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CIU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students who graduated with this degree at CIU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies has to take a look at University of Northwestern - St Paul. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #441 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 3 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies needs to check out Martin Luther College. MLC is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the town of New Ulm.
There were about 50 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students who graduated with this degree at MLC in the most recent data year.
Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. This university ranks 17th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 7 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent data year.
UD is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Irving. This university ranks 28th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 10 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Trinity, Trinity College of Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were about 12 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students who graduated with this degree at Trinity College of Florida in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
