Master of Divinity

Master of Divinity

The M.Div. program is designed to give you the tools you need to accurately understand Scripture within its historical, geographical and cultural background and to apply it to your current ministry’s context, location, and cultural demands.

Corban’s Master of Divinity is available entirely online. You will be able to choose your own program pace and schedule, attending full time to finish in just three years or completing the program at a part-time pace.

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Program Options

Seminary builds on the foundation you may have received as an undergraduate ministry student. If you took upper division credits in Bible, theology or ministry, you may qualify for advanced standing, which will give you a jump start on your program requirements.

The M.Div. at Corban provides in-depth study in Bible and theology as well as additional training in cross-cultural awareness, counseling, and ministry philosophy, with a focus on church ministry.

A Corban M.Div. offers the educational base necessary if you would like to continue on to a Doctor of Ministry program and equips you with biblically-based tools as you follow God’s leading in church ministry.

Program Course Information

Admission Requirements

Program Outcomes

The Master of Divinity will give you the foundation to:

  • Understand and accurately interpret the Bible within its historical, cultural and geographical background, utilizing original languages.
  • Explain, defend and consistently apply Christian theology and biblical worldview within any cultural context.
  • Articulate and live out a biblical theology of spiritual transformation.
  • Design and convey a philosophy of ministry that is informed by Scripture and culture.
  • Communicate Scripture clearly and accurately in both public and private ministry settings.
  • Communicate the gospel and its relevance effectively to those in your culture as well as to those of other cultures.
  • Locate, evaluate and synthesize information from a wide variety of sources for improving biblical and theological thinking and ministry practice.

Expert Faculty

Corban’s ministry faculty have decades of real-world experience as church planters, Bible commentators, youth ministers, church administrators, senior pastors, and more.

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COST & AID

We’ve intentionally created a program that is low-cost and high-value. Corban’s graduate ministry programs are some of the most affordable among private universities in the West, while remaining committed to academic excellence and a biblical foundation.

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We’re also excited to offer scholarships specifically for graduate students, including a 20% tuition discount for ministry and non-profit employees!

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NWCCU ACCREDITATION

Corban University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and completed a Year-Seven Comprehensive (Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness (EIE)) in 2022 for continued accreditation. The comprehensive self-study was followed by an onsite evaluation in October 2022. In February 2023, Corban received reaffirmation of its accreditation for 7 years. Corban University’s last Mid-Cycle Evaluation was fall 2018, and its Policies, Regulations and Financial Review (PRFR) was completed in fall 2021. As of our most recent evaluation, Corban University is compliant with the Standards, Policies, and Eligibility Requirements of the NWCCU.