94 Divinity Degree Programs

The Associate of Divine Healing (Online) invites students to begin a transformative journey into the heart of spiritual healing. This program lays a strong foundation in the principles of divine and faith-based healing, blending spiritual understanding with practical application. Students will explore how God’s presence and power can restore mind, body, and spirit while learning essential concepts of ethics, compassion, and service.

The Ecclesiastical Bachelor of Divinity is a five-year part-time distance-learning degree programme in theology providing a comprehensive exposition and analysis of Christian doctrine based on the study of the sacred Scriptures, the works of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, and the documents of the Magisterium.

The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) is a professional graduate degree program with a traditional seminary curriculum including Exegetical, Historical, Systematic, and Practical Theology. It is designed to meet the needs of pastors or other fulltime Christian workers, especially those who wish to enhance their knowledge and effectiveness to study, understand, and proclaim the Word of God, and eventually to serve in the church and the world.

Eighty-four (84) credit hours are required for the completion of the Master of Divinity degree. The purpose of this degree is to enhance the skills of career pastors and Christian leaders working primarily in 21 churches, as well as those students who may be seeking advanced degree options, often for careers in higher education.

Asbury Seminary’s 96-hour Master of Divinity+ (M.Div.+) degree offers more than a biblical and theological foundation of Scripture. It equips you to be a transformative leader who effectively spreads the Gospel wherever God has called you. Whether you feel God calling you to be a pastor, missionary, chaplain, church planter, worship leader, campus pastor, leader in the marketplace, or something else, our M.Div.+ degree provides the right tools for fruitful ministry.

The Master of Divinity (MDiv) is a professional graduate degree program tailored for those looking to become ordained or serve in various ministerial vocations. We offer both a standard three-year, 78-credit full-time program and a flexible part-time option to accommodate the diverse needs and schedules of our students.Students come to Union with a multitude of backgrounds, interests, and aspirations. Recognizing this diversity, Union has thoughtfully designed a flexible MDiv curriculum to provide students with diverse ways to fulfill degree requirements

The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) will prepare you for Christian ministry and post-graduate work. Students learn and practice careful biblical interpretation, think critically about biblical and contemporary theology and ethics, and interact in healthy ways within the diversity of cultures and religions. Learn how to interpret the scriptures in their historical and cultural contexts, preach biblical sermons that are true to the text, and sensitive to audience needs.

The 87 credit hour Master of Divinity is the right choice if you are seeking a complete, professional ministry degree that equips you to love God supremely, handle the Scriptures accurately, serve the church effectively and love all people equally through a biblically rich and theologically firm education. The broad degree gives pastors, teachers, and ministry leaders the tools they need for full-time ministry goals. The learning experience is capped with a unique one-year, paid internship, or integrative ministry project to give you immediate and practical ministry experience.

Maitripa College offers a robust, 72 credit minimum, three-to-four year Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree under the direction of Yangsi Rinpoche. The MDiv is a professional degree focused on a Buddhist approach to cultivating intellectual, spiritual, and professional skills in order to work as an agent of positive change in the world.

The curriculum for our flagship degree program is designed to give students a solid foundation for wherever their calling takes them—be that ordination, lay ministry, nonprofit work, or a career in teaching. Our classes cover Old and New Testament, Church history, Christian theology, world Christianity, ministry, worship, preaching, Biblical languages, the Black Church, and a variety of electives. For a sample of a three-year residential M.Div. the curriculum at Duke Divinity, see below:

The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) is the most comprehensive formational degree for ministry that ACU’s Graduate School of Theology offers. It is our shared mission to serve the church by equipping students. The M.Div. is designed to offer you a firm grounding in scripture, history, and theology as well as training in practical ministry skills such as the art of preaching and reading cultures and contexts. This graduate degree will prepare you to enter into all forms of ministry or expand your current vocation; it also provides a solid foundation for further study in Ph.D., Th.D., and D.Min programs.

The BD in Theology with Pastoral Studies invites students to explore issues of Scripture and Christian belief, lived ethics, Christian spirituality, and mission.

The Master of Divinity (MDiv) program is designed to empower and equip students to serve as transformational Christian leaders within today’s multicultural contexts. UUC offers the traditional ministerial skills of biblical and theological competence, effective communication, spiritual sensitivity and maturity, passion for evangelism, and pastoral care. In addition, our program offers courses in the global interconnection of the contemporary world, the importance of understanding urbanization, principles of effective leadership, organizational development skills, and social transformation. Graduates of the program will be competently equipped to serve effectively and at a professional level as ordained pastors and leaders within the contexts of churches or other Christian organizations and/or ministries.

The Master of Divinity Program (M.Div.) is a graduate degree designed to prepare emerging leaders for vocational and practical ministry. Students in this program learn from experienced pastor-theologians and grow through our collaborative course design. Plus, our M.Div. degrees are recognized by all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces for military chaplaincy candidates. The M.Div. is for anyone who desires graduate level training for pastoral ministry, chaplaincy, or simply wants to want to grow in their knowledge of applied Bible and Theology.

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cedarville University are pleased to offer the dual Advanced Master of Divinity/Master Business Administration program. The Advanced MDiv/MBA program integrates theological education with a foundation in business administration. This dual degree program is for students seeking to serve in a ministry leadership position in the local church, on the mission field, or in a parachurch organization who desire business management training in addition to theological education.