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Payne Theological Seminary

Wilberforce, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Wilberforce, Ohio, Payne Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 124 students. Its religious affiliation is African Methodist Episcopal.

Payne Theological Seminary offers master's degrees and doctoral degrees across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Theology, Divinity/Ministry, and Lay Ministry. It awarded 24 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

Key figures

124

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

MasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 3

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Theology and Religious Vocations 3

Theology Master Online option 11 graduates
Divinity/Ministry PhD 8 graduates
Lay Ministry Master Online option 5 graduates

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Master's degrees: 16
Other doctoral degrees: 8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 124
Graduate students, fall 2024: 124
Full-time, fall 2024: 60%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 155
Graduate students, 2024-25: 155
Full-time, 2024-25: 61%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 57%
Men: 43%
White: 1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1%
Black or African American: 95%
Two or more races: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 2
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 68%
Students taking some online courses: 32%

Campus and services

Setting: Rural area
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopal
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
Interim President: Betty W. Holley
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling

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