2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Theology in Washington

Theology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #45 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for theology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 master's degrees in theology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Theology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in theology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Theology in Washington ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of theology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for theology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Theology in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in theology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theology Students Working on Their Master's

1

Faith International University
Tacoma, WA

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in theology needs to check out Faith International University. Faith is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tacoma. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in theology in Washington.

There were roughly 17 theology individuals who graduated with this degree at Faith in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in theology from Faith International University

2

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in theology has to take a look at Seattle Pacific University. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in theology in Washington.

There were approximately 14 theology individuals who graduated with this degree at SPU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in theology from Seattle Pacific University

2

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in theology has to check out Gonzaga University. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Spokane.

There were approximately 14 theology individuals who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in theology from Gonzaga University

4

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in theology has to take a look at Whitworth University. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 11 theology individuals who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in theology from Whitworth University

5

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in theology in Washington.

There were roughly 7 theology students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in theology from Seattle University

Best Theology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Theology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	231
Oregon	282	59
Hawaii	112	4

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Theology Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Theological & Ministerial Studies area of study, Theology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Divinity/Ministry	24
Other Theological & Ministerial Studies	20

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 Jonund. More about our data sources and methodologies.