The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Louisville, Kentucky · Private, nonprofit

All 2 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424/yr). Another 24 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

2 of 26 programs could be assessed 8% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Kentucky high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$67,008	+$31,584	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	321
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	$77,507	+$42,083	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	144
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Religious Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Religious Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theology and Ministry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theology and Ministry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Music and Worship	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,424/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.