With almost 200 US theological seminaries to choose from, it isn’t easy to sift through all the details and determine what is the best seminary for you.

To make it easier, here is a list to help you narrow down the options by denomination, tuition cost, and location.

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Seminary Name	Denomination	Location	Founded	Avg Cost ($) / Cr Hr	Social Media
Beeson Divinity School (Samford University)	Non-denominational	AL – Birmingham	1988	621
John Brown University	Non-denominational	AR – Siloam Springs	1919	450
Phoenix Seminary	Non-denominational	AZ – Phoenix	1987	480
Azusa Pacific University	Wesleyan	CA – Azusa	1899	524
The Church Divinity School of the Pacific	Episcopal	CA – Berkeley	1893	700
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary	Lutheran	CA – Berkeley	1950	565
Claremont School of Theology	Methodist	CA – Claremont	1956	775
Vanguard University of Southern California	Non-denominational	CA – Costa Mesa	1920	485
Westminster Seminary California	Reformed	CA – Escondido (San Diego)	1982	425
Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary	Mennonite	CA – Fresno	1955	470
Talbot School of Theology of Biola University	Non-denominational	CA – La Mirada	1952	575
Pepperdine University	Non-denominational	CA – Malibu	1937	1565 / U
Golden Gate Baptist Seminary	Baptist	CA – Mill Valley // Brea	1944	353
Fuller Theological Seminary – California	Non-denominational	CA – Pasadena // Irvine // Santa Barbara // Solana Beach	1947	400
A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary	Christian and Missionary Alliance	CA – Redding	2007	360
William Jessup University	Non-denominational	CA – Rocklin	1939	600
City Seminary	Reformed	CA – Sacramento	2000	225
San Francisco Theological Seminary	Presbyterian	CA – San Anselmo	1871	13650 / YR
Point Loma Nazarene University	Nazarene	CA – San Diego	1902	260
Westmont College	Non-denominational	CA – Santa Barbara	1937	41850 / YR
The Master’s College	Non-denominational	CA – Santa Clarita	1927	400
The Master’s Seminary	Non-denominational	CA – Sun Valley	1986	375
Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary	Baptist	Canada AB – Cochrane	1987	345
Associated Canadian Theological Schools of Trinity Western University	Multi-denominational	Canada BC – Langley	1988	460
Regent College	Non-denominational	Canada BC – Vancouver	1968	480
Wycliffe College	Anglican	Canada ON – Toronto	1877	1256 / C
University of Toronto (Regis College)	Catholic	Canada ON – Toronto	1930	3680 / C (Canadian Dollars)
Wilfred Laurier University (Waterloo Lutheran Seminary)	Lutheran	Canada ON – Waterloo	1911	8520 / YR
New Geneva Theological Seminary – Colorado	Reformed	CO – Colorado Springs	Unk	300
Iliff School of Theology	Methodist	CO – Denver	1892	826
Denver Seminary	Non-denominational //	CO – Littleton	1950	560
Hartford Seminary	Non-denominational	CT – Hartford	1834	704
Yale Divinity	Multi-denominational	CT – New Haven	1822	23920 / YR
Wesley Theological Seminary	Methodist	DC – Washington	1882	585
Howard University School of Divinity	Non-denominational	DC – Washington	1870	9495 / S
Knox Theological Seminary	Reformed	FL – Ft. Lauderdale	1989	410
Whitefield Theological Seminary	Reformed	FL – Lakeland	1980	11895 / YR
St. Thomas University School of Theology & Ministry	Catholic	FL – Miami Gardens	1961	537
Gammon Theological Seminary	Methodist	GA – Atlanta	1958	16800 / YR
Candler School of Theology (Emory)	Methodist	GA – Atlanta	1914	22200 / YR
Columbia Theological Seminary	Presbyterian	GA – Decatur	1828	454
Luther Rice Seminary	Baptist	GA – Lithonia	1962	238
James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology	Baptist	GA – Macon // Atlanta // Savannah	1833	400
Wartburg Theological Seminary	Lutheran	IA – Dubuque	1854	600
Northwestern College	Reformed	IA – Orange City	1882	29300 / YR
Dordt College	Reformed	IA – Sioux Center	1955	30000 / YR
Olivet Nazarene University	Nazarene	IL – Bourbonnais	1907	32950 / YR
Urbana Theological Seminary	Non-denominational	IL – Champaign	1994	325
Moody Bible Institute	Non-denominational	IL – Chicago	1886	410
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago	Lutheran	IL – Chicago	1962	16200 / YR
Bexley Seabury Seminary	Episcopal	IL – Chicago	2011	590
McCormick Theological Seminary	Presbyterian	IL – Chicago	1829	900 / C
The University of Chicago Divinity School	Non-denominational	IL – Chicago	1890	10944 / YR
North Park University	Multi-denominational	IL – Chicago	1891	550
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School	Evangelical Free Church	IL – Deerfield	1949	655
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary	Wesleyan	IL – Evanston	1853	700
Lincoln Christian University	Christian Church	IL – Lincoln	1944	434
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary	Baptist	IL – Lombard	1913	520
Wheaton College	Non-denominational	IL – Wheaton	1860	825
Anderson School of Theology	Wesleyan	IN – Anderson	1950	570
Mid-America Reformed Seminary	Reformed	IN – Dyer	1981	260
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary	Mennonite	IN – Elkhart	1958	475
Concordia Theological Seminary	Lutheran	IN – Fort Wayne	1846	618
Christian Theological Seminary	Christian Church	IN – Indianapolis	1855	670
Indiana Wesleyan University	Wesleyan	IN – Marion	2009	468
Bethel College	Missionary	IN – Mishawaka	1947	300
Bethany Theological Seminary	Brethren	IN – Richmond	1905	480
Earlham School of Religion	Quaker	IN – Richmond	1960	549
Taylor University	Non-denominational	IN – Upland	1846	610
Grace Theological Seminary	Non-denominational	IN – Winona Lake	1937	495
Nazarene Theological Seminary	Nazarene	KS – Kansas City	1945	525
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	Baptist	KY – Louisville	1859	560
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary	Presbyterian	KY – Louisville	1893	380
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College	Baptist	KY – Pineville	1926	270
Asbury Theological Seminary – Kentucky	Wesleyan	KY – Willmore	1923	599
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary	Baptist	LA – New Orleans	1917	225
Boston University School of Theology	Methodist	MA – Boston	1839	19500 / YR
Episcopal Divinity School	Episcopal	MA – Cambridge	1974	585
Harvard University Divinty School	Nonsectarian	MA – Cambridge	1816	27408 / YR
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Massachusetts)	Non-denominational	MA – Hamilton // Boston	1969	645
Gordon College	Non-denominational	MA – Wenham	1889	325
Faith Theological Seminary	Reformed	MD – Baltimore	1937	285
Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary	Baptist	MI – Allen Park	1976	245
Calvin Theological Seminary	Reformed	MI – Grand Rapids	1876	470
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary	Non-denominational	MI – Grand Rapids	1948	460
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary	Reformed	MI – Grand Rapids	1995	250
Lutheran Brethren Seminary	Lutheran	MN – Fergus Falls	1903	360
Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary	Lutheran	MN – Mankato	1946	Unk
Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis	Baptist	MN – Plymouth	1956	310
Association Free Lutheran Bible School and Seminary	Lutheran	MN – Plymouth	1966	5240 / S
Luther Seminary	Lutheran	MN – St. Paul	1869	9900 / YR
Bethel Seminary of Bethel University	Baptist	MN – St. Paul	1871	495
Concordia Seminary	Lutheran	MO – Clayton	1839	1080
Saint Paul School of Theology	Methodist	MO – Kansas City	1958	600
Rockbridge Seminary	Non-denominational	MO – Online Only	2004	210
College of the Ozarks	Presbyterian	MO – Point Lookout	1906	Work Program
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary	Pentecostal / Charismatic	MO – Springfield	1972	593
Covenant Theological Seminary	Reformed	MO – St. Louis	1956	495
Aquinas Institute of Theology	Catholic	MO – St. Louis	1926	750
Wesley Biblical Seminary	Wesleyan	MS – Jackson	1974	425
Reformed Theological Seminary – Mississippi	Reformed	MS – Jackson	1966	495
Duke University, The Divinity School	Methodist	NC – Durham	1926	22360 / YR
Southern Evangelical Seminary	Non-denominational	NC – Matthews (Charlotte)	1992	333
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	Baptist	NC – Wake Forest	1950	534
Wake Forest University School of Divinity	Multi-denominational	NC – Winston-Salem	1999	20000 / YR
Drew University, The Theological School	Methodist	NJ – Madison	1867	904
Princeton Theological Seminary	Presbyterian	NJ – Princeton	1812	14500 / YR
Houghton College	Wesleyan	NY – Houghton	1883	15058 / S
General Theological Seminary	Episcopal	NY – Manhattan	1817	15400 / YR
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York	Presbyterian	NY – New York City	1836	705
Alliance Theological Seminary	Christian and Missionary Alliance	NY – Nyack	1979	575
Roberts Wesleyan College	Wesleyan	NY – Rochester	1869	498
Northeastern Seminary	Wesleyan	NY – Rockester	1998	498
Ashland Theological Seminary	Brethren	OH – Ashland	1906	630
Cedarville University	Baptist	OH – Cedarville	1887	889
Cincinnati Bible Seminary	Non-denominational	OH – Cincinnati	1924	495
Trinity Lutheran Seminary	Lutheran	OH – Columbus	1830	560
Methodist Theological School in Ohio	Methodist	OH – Dayton	1956	681
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Nazarene	OH – Mount Vernon	1968	498
United Theological Seminary (Ohio)	Methodist	OH – Trotwood	1871	710
Payne Theological Seminary	Methodist	OH – Wilberforce	1844	375
Southern Nazarene University	Nazarene	OK – Bethany	1906	416
Oklahoma Chiristian College	Christian Church	OK – Edmond	1950	460
Saint Paul School of Theology	Methodist	OK – Oklahoma City	1958	600
Oklahoma Baptist University	Baptist	OK – Shawnee	1911	350
Oral Roberts University School of Theology	Pentecostal / Charismatic	OK – Tulsa	1963	562
Phillips Theological Seminary	Christian Church	OK – Tulsa	1906	480
Multnomah Biblical Seminary	Non-denominational	OR – Portland	1936	500
Western Seminary – Oregon	Non-denominational	OR – Portland	1927	550
Portland Seminary (George Fox University)	Non-denominational	OR – Portland	1947	500
Corban University School of Ministry	Baptist	OR – Salem	1943	395
Trinity School for Ministry	Anglican	PA – Ambridge	1975	499
Reformed Episcopal Seminary	Reformed	PA – Blue Bell	1886	5400 / YR
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg	Lutheran	PA – Gettysburg	1826	16725 / YR
Biblical Theological Seminary	Non-denominational	PA – Hatfield	1971	515
Lancaster Bible College	Non-denominational	PA – Lancaster	1958	430
Lancaster Theological Seminary	United Church of Christ	PA – Lancaster	1825	625
Messiah College	Multi-denominational	PA – Mechanicsburg	1909	625
Evangelical Seminary	Wesleyan	PA – Myerstown	1953	535
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia	Lutheran	PA – Philadelphia	1864	1590 / U
Westminster Theological Seminary	Reformed	PA – Philadelphia	1929	540
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary	Reformed	PA – Pittsburgh	1810	333
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary	Presbyterian	PA – Pittsburgh	1794	326
Clarks Summit University (Baptist Bible Seminary)	Baptist	PA – South Abington Township	1932	360
Eastern University	Baptist	PA – St. Davids	1913	480
Waynesburg University	Presbyterian	PA – Waynesburg	1849	775
Palmer Theological Seminary	Baptist	PA – Wynnewood	1925	360
Columbia International University	Non-denominational	SC – Columbia	1923	475
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary	Lutheran	SC – Columbia	1830	16275 / YR
Erskine Theological Seminary	Reformed	SC – Due West	1837	462
Bob Jones University	Non-denominational	SC – Greenville	1927	3910 / S
Geneva Reformed Seminary	Reformed	SC – Greenville	1982	150
North Greenville University	Baptist	SC – Greer	1891	420
Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary	Presbyterian	SC – Taylors	1988	200
Sioux Falls Seminary	Baptist	SD – Sioux Falls	1858	599
Piedmont International University (Temple Baptist Seminary)	Baptist	TN – Chattanooga	1948	310
Pentecostal Theological Seminary	Pentecostal / Charismatic	TN – Cleveland	1975	478
Bryan College	Non-denominational	TN – Dayton	1930	370
Carson-Newman College	Baptist	TN – Jefferson City	1851	390
Emmanuel Christian Seminary	Christian Church	TN – Johnson City	1965	470
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary	Baptist	TN – Memphis	1971	225
Memphis Theological Seminary	Reformed	TN – Memphis	1922	495
Vanderbilt Divinty School	Methodist	TN – Nashville	1875	879
Lipscomb University	Christian Church	TN – Nashville	1891	525
School of Theology at Sewanee	Episcopal	TN – Sewanee	1868	709
Hardin-Simmons University	Baptist	TX – Abilene	1891	695
Seminary of the Southwest	Episcopal	TX – Austin	1951	14400 / YR
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary	Presbyterian	TX – Austin	1902	440
Dallas Theological Seminary	Non-denominational	TX – Dallas	1924	542
Dallas Baptist University	Baptist	TX – Dallas	1898	856
Perkins School of Theology (Southern Methodist University)	Methodist	TX – Dallas // Houston	1914	1210 / U
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	Baptist	TX – Fort Worth	1901	240
Brite Divinty School	Multi-denominational	TX – Fort Worth	1873	950
Houston Graduate School of Theology	Quaker	TX – Houston	1976	480
Christian Bible Institute & Seminary	Non-denominational	TX – Houston	2007	100
Houston Baptist University	Baptist	TX – Houston	1960	525
Tyndale Theological Seminary – Texas	Non-denominational	TX – Hurst	1988	250 / C
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary	Baptist	TX – Jacksonville	1955	185
LeTourneau University	Non-denominational	TX – Longview	1946	355
Lubbock Christian University College of Biblical Studies and Behavioral Sciences	Church of Christ	TX – Lubbock	1957	307
The King’s University	Pentecostal / Charismatic	TX – Southlake	1997	435
George W. Truett Theological Seminary (Baylor)	Baptist	TX – Waco	1991	902
Southwestern Assemblies of God University	Pentecostal / Charismatic	TX – Waxahachie	1927	575
Virginia Theological Seminary	Episcopal	VA – Alexandria	1818	13600 / YR
John Leland Center for Theological Studies	Baptist	VA – Arlington	1998	500
New Geneva Theological Seminary – Virginia	Reformed	VA – Fredericksburg	Unk	300
Eastern Mennonite Seminary	Mennonite	VA – Harrisonburg	1965	485
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary	Baptist	VA – Lynchburg	1973	2750 / S
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond	Baptist	VA – Richmond	1991	14850 / YR
Union Presbyterian Seminary – Virginia	Presbyterian	VA – Richmond	1812	470
Regent University School of Divinity	Pentecostal / Charismatic	VA – Virginia Beach	1978	495
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary	Baptist	VA – Virginia Beach	1996	305
Northwest Theological Seminary	Reformed	WA – Lynnwood	2000	150
The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology	Non-denominational	WA – Seattle	1997	620
Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry	Catholic	WA – Seattle	1891	835
Seattle Pacific University	Methodist	WA – Seattle	1891	515
Whitworth University	Presbyterian	WA – Spokane	1890	575
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary	Lutheran	WA – Tacoma	1969	280
Western Reformed Seminary	Reformed	WA – Tacoma	1983	240
Sacred Heart School of Theology	Catholic	WI – Franklin	1932	560
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary	Lutheran	WI – MequonI	1863	9405 / YR
Nashotah House Theological Seminary	Episcopal	WI – Nashotah	1842	465
United Theological Seminary (West Virginia)