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Garrett is a progressive, spiritually centered, servant seminary where we seek to form courageous leaders in the way of Jesus to cultivate communities of justice, compassion, and hope.
Our degree programs integrate rigorous academic study
with real-world experiences, priming graduates to address challenges in congregations, communities, and academia.
Master of Divinity (MDiv)
(online or in-person)
Become a servant leader who ministers through radical theological imagination
Master of Divinity students take an active part in exploring and defining their strengths, background, gifts for ministry, and vocational calling. Garrett’s integrative curriculum prepares students for a wide variety of congregational and non-congregational ministry settings.
MA IN PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING
(hybrid or in-person)
Join a distinctively interdisciplinary pastoral care and counseling training program
The Master of Arts in Pastoral Care and Counseling (MAPCC) offers a distinctively interdisciplinary pastoral care and counseling training program designed to produce highly skilled, critical, reflective, compassionate, and socially engaged practitioners-scholars with a robust and evolving sense of pastoral identity. Students will be equipped to integrate theology with psychological theories to address human suffering and facilitate the healing and flourishing of persons and communities.
MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
(online or in-person)
Build a strong academic foundation for graduate-level research, professional enhancement, or personal enrichment
The Master of Theological Studies (MTS) program provides the background for preparation for the doctoral study of religion. It can also be combined with another professional degree to provide the foundation for a career in religious leadership in a variety of ministry settings. This two-year degree program allows for specialization in a chosen area of research and a thesis or project that reflects your vocational goals.