Graduate study at the Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry is defined by intersecting strengths—rigorous academics and real-world ministry, faith-guided formation and social justice, and tight-knit community and personalized mentorship.
It’s a world-class education within reach: 100% of master’s students receive financial support.
This comprehensive degree combines intensive study of theology with supervised ministry and spiritual formation to prepare you for lay ecclesial ministry or ordained priesthood. Join a tight-knit cohort as you prepare to lead in today’s church and world.
MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY
This degree prepares you to lead in diverse ministry and social service settings around the world, combining theology, pastoral development, and spiritual formation with a supervised ministry placement and robust financial aid options.
Optional Tracks:
Hispanic Ministry
Religious Education
HYBRID M.A. IN THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY
This M.A. degree offers the same rigorous preparation in theology and ministry as our full-time M.A., in a hybrid format. Students come to BC’s campus once a year for summer sessions, and can take up to seven courses online.
Optional Tracks:
Hispanic Ministry
Religious Education
MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
Ideal for students who want to go onto doctoral studies or teaching in religion and theology, this flexible program offers you the opportunity to deepen your grasp of multiple subdisciplines within theology.
"My transitioning into the US school culture and environment was not easy. Finding my way around the campus, and getting used to the study system was initially challenging. But the availability of the staff and the older student members of the STM to assist with direction helped to make my transitioning a smooth one. Looking back at when I started at the STM it surprises me how time has gone by and how much I have integrated into the school system and Boston culture in general.” —Rev. Anthony Nweke, S.T.L '21
"Joy, for me, has been found in the silliness, in the laughter, in the moments of being our authentic selves. It is the surprise run-in with Professor Félix Palazzi and his dog Nacho. It is Dean Stegman’s smile coming down the hallway preparing to make a witty (although predictable) joke about my name. It is the new experimental cream cheese at Tasty Tuesday. It is the way the programs at Mass accidentally printed out backwards, but Laudato Si’ means it stays like that. Joy is found in the details here at the STM and the details end up making up the entire picture.” —Amirah Orozco
Masters in Theological Studies ‘21
“... my love of theology has become central to how I live my life. Theology has guided not only what I study but how I relate to the world. It has taught me to think critically and has given the language to articulate my experiences as a Latina woman. It has empowered me to speak out against injustices and has shown me how to appreciate the beauty of those who I encounter.” —Dalia Gutierrez, MA '18
“Before coming to Boston, I worked in parishes in Japan. There, people usually called me “Fr. Miyauchi” (my last name). However, here in the STM, where I do not have any regular ministry as a priest, they generally call me “Takeshi” (my first name). Honestly, it was not easy for me to adjust to this change. The experience of being called “Takeshi” regularly reminded me that I am, first and foremost, a human being who believes in Jesus Christ before being a Catholic priest.” — Fr. Takeshi Miyauchi, STL '17, STD '21
“I am a modern day global nomad. I have not stayed in a house longer than 2 years in the last 13 years. I am always on the move. I moved out of home and out of Malaysia at the age of 19 to study Architecture in Melbourne, Australia. I vividly recall looking out of the plane, over the night light of Kuala Lumpur on a clear Valentine’s Day night, dreaming of a future brighter than the stars just slightly above me.” —Ramesh Richards, S.J., MDiv ‘19
“For me, one of the great advantages of working at the STM is the sense of joy that pervades life here. For example, I sense it on Thursday at repast, when students, faculty, staff and guests pull tables and chairs together to share lunch. Introductions are made and conversation ensue among all, giving witness to a lively faith in the ongoing presence of God.” —Theresa O'Keefe, Associate Professor of the Practice of Youth and Young Adult Faith
"I sometimes wonder how the deaf and mute man in Mark 7:31-37 felt when he experienced Jesus’ healing touch enter the dull pain of his isolation. In my own moments of self-doubt when I can’t understand what others are saying and fail to advocate for myself, Jesus also takes me aside and exhorts me to “Be opened!” —Grace Mariette Agolia, MTS '19
“As I approach another transition in my life, I do anticipate the inevitable struggles that will come but have hope that the end result is worth the effort. I want to thank my STM family for their compassion and patience towards me in my journey to rediscover myself. My experience here has been truly life-changing.” — Reid Linden, MTS ’18
“ I was (and am) searching for answers. But I also came here in search of resources to help me to continue that work, in search of a means of doing a better job. As I graduate, I trust and hope that, strengthened by those resources, I might patiently live out Christ's work of love, wherever God leads me next.” —Kevin Mader, MTS '18
"Strange as it may seem, I discovered theology and ministry as a vocation in the seventh grade. The discovery took place within the context of a Young Christian Students (YCS) group facilitated by three Franciscan sisters who were my teachers. It was in this context that I was introduced to the See-Judge-Act method of learning how (and why!) to read the Word (the Gospel) in the world. As part of a select group of twelve and thirteen year old students, my theological imagination and ministerial aspirations were engaged by a growing awareness of the ethical demands of discipleship and my own moral agency as a follower of Jesus.” —Sr. Meg Guider, OSF, Associate Professor of Missiology
