Master of Divinity (MDiv) at Duke University

Programme overview

Duke Divinity's flagship residential degree, combining academic study, ministerial formation and theological reflection to prepare students for ordination, lay ministry, nonprofit work or teaching.

Faculty: Duke Divinity School | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NC, United States

What you will study

24 courses (8 core, 5 limited electives, 11 electives) covering Old and New Testament, church history, Christian theology, ethics, preaching, world Christianity and the Black Church, plus 2 units of field education, spiritual formation and two portfolios.

Career pathways

Ordained and lay ministry, nonprofit work, chaplaincy and teaching.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Duke Divinity MDiv: demonstrated commitment to ordained or lay ministry and a minimum GPA of 2.75 in a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Three recommendations (academic, church, and personal or additional), a 1,500-word essay, a 4-8 page writing sample and a resume. International applicants: TOEFL iBT 93 (23 per section), IELTS 6.5 or Duolingo 115, plus a letter from a church official. Deadlines Nov 1, Jan 15, Apr 15, Jul 1; fee USD 60.

USD 30,600 a year (2026-27). Residential MDiv full-time tuition (15,300 per semester). Excludes required fees and living expenses. Source

Graduate School master's programmes list application deadlines for fall 2027 entry; Fuqua online MSQM programmes start September 2026, the MQM and MMS Foundations of Business start July 2026, the Daytime MBA starts August 2026 and the Weekend Executive MBA starts May 2027.

The Occupational Therapy Doctorate starts in August for applicants admitted in both the fall and spring rounds.

Fall 2027 Graduate School master's deadlines: Analytical Political Economy 01/28/2027; Applied Ethics & Policy 03/18/2027; Biomedical Engineering 02/01/2027; Civil and Environmental Engineering 01/10/2027; Computer Science 02/01/2027; Critical Asian and Middle Eastern Humanities 02/17/2027; Dance (MFA) 12/17/2026; Digital Art History/Computational Media 01/28/2027; East Asian Studies 01/31/2027; Economics 01/14/2027; Economics and Computation 02/01/2027; Electrical and Computer Engineering 01/16/2027; Experimental and Documentary Arts 01/28/2027; Global Health 02/26/2027; Graduate Liberal Studies 06/01/2027; Humanities 03/15/2027; Interdisciplinary Data Science 01/28/2027; Master of Arts in Teaching 01/29/2027; Materials Science and Engineering 03/15/2027; Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 01/19/2027; Medical Physics 01/08/2027; Political Science 02/16/2027; Population Health Sciences 01/15/2027; Religious Studies 02/01/2027; Slavic and Eurasian Studies 02/01/2027; Statistical Science 01/05/2027. History and Quantitative Financial Economics are not accepting applications for 2027 enrollment.

Occupational Therapy Doctorate 2026-27 application deadlines: Fall round Thursday, October 8, 2026; Spring round Tuesday, January 12, 2027 (applications through OTCAS). Fall applicants are notified the first week of December 2026 and spring applicants the first week of March 2027.

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