The rise of the non-M.Div. theological masters degree ATS Enrollment 1999-2012

	TABLE 2.10 and 2.11 HEAD COUNT and FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT BY DEGREE CATEGORY AND PROGRAM
	ALL MEMBER SCHOOLS

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Basic Ministerial Leadership MDiv
HC	29842	30438	31143	32005	33287	34,234	34,505	34,935	34,120	33,319	32,773	32,850	32,369	32,235
FTE	22782	23784	24175	24065	25012	26,250	26,595	25,938	25,674	24,231	24,400	24,386	24,411	23,996

Basic Ministerial Leadership Non-MDiv
HC	7632	8443	7882	8690	9338	10,529	11,018	11,030	11,031	11,063	11,104	11,225	10,932	11,438
FTE	5421	6032	5516	5968	6519	6,575	6,772	6,342	6,407	6,272	6,373	6,364	6,400	6,614

General Theological Studies
HC	7015	7509	7666	7560	7728	9,382	9,831	9,844	9,598	9,226	9,049	9,266	8,843	8,788
FTE	4685	5099	5045	5138	5229	5,589	5,610	5,649	5,594	5,434	5,383	5,482	5,332	5,265

Annual
Data Tables/FactBooks

http://www.ats.edu/resources/pages/annualdatatablesfactbooks.aspx

The Association of
Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

Collated by Andrew D. Rowell,
March 2013

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Comments: Note that MDiv and General Theological Studies enrollment maxed out in 2005 and 2006, while non-MDiv masters degree Head Count hit an all time high in 2012. I started my blog in January 2006–I think there was indeed less "felt need" for a theological education once the internet boomed with blogs and podcasts from seminary professors and church leaders.

Note: I did this research for a separate project but thought I would share it here for others' benefit.

D.Min. enrollment hit an all-time high in 2012

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