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Master of Arts in Counseling
Integrate Faith and Healthcare through Flexible, Christ-Centered Training
As a medical professional, you understand the importance of compassionate care and wise counsel in moments of vulnerability and crisis. People look to you not only for physical healing but often for guidance and comfort during difficult times.
Westminster’s Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) is designed for those established in their careers as well as those transitioning or just beginning their journey into biblical counseling. The program combines rigorous theological study with practical counseling skills to help you provide Christ-centered support that addresses the whole person including body, mind, and spirit. 100% online and fully flexible, the MAC allows you to grow in your ability to offer biblical wisdom and encouragement even amid a demanding schedule.
I was looking for a counseling program that would bleed more Christ than science — at Westminster I found it. Coming from a science background and having worked in the psychiatric setting many years, I already knew what science offered... I wanted more.
Dian Stepanic
MAC
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Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Integrate Biblical Truth and Business Leadership Through Flexible, Online Training
Medical and pharmaceutical professionals face complex ethical decisions, high-stakes environments, and deep questions about life, death, and human dignity. Westminster’s Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) provides a robust biblical and theological foundation to help you think clearly and faithfully in your work.
- Explore how theology informs your view of the human person, suffering, and healing.
- Develop a framework for addressing ethical challenges through a biblical lens.
- Gain clarity and confidence to integrate your faith into your professional context.
- Study fully online with a format designed to fit demanding and unpredictable schedules.
- Learn from world-class faculty committed to Scripture with a biblically orthodox foundation.
Whether you're developing or administering treatments, serving in an administration role, or functioning in a research capacity within the biotech or pharmaceutical space, the MATS program helps you bring theological depth to your professional life. Strengthen your care with sound theology.
Seminary has been a respite for me. I can get through what I'm living through today because I see the huge picture of what tomorrow is going to bring. Seminary can help you do that. It can give you the tools to get through this life well.
Melissa Anderson
Nurse & Caretaker, MATS
I went to a very good medical school, so I always understood pedigree. The better the professors that you have, the more impact that is going to have on your education. And it’s not just about knowledge — people can also impart upon you wisdom. So I started researching, and Westminster popped up. Everything I read about it was right.
Juan Carlos Cobo
retired trauma surgeon, mats
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Master of Arts in Religion
Dive Deep into Scripture
Westminster’s Master of Arts in Religion program (MAR) is a rigorous and academically focused course of study toward becoming a trained specialist in the Bible. It combines deep, reformed, exegetical-theological studies with rich historical theology as preparation to serve Christ and his global church. This program is ideal for someone who has ample time to commit to extensive study of Scripture.
Graduates:
- Develop competency in Greek and Hebrew, allowing them to read and exegete the original biblical text with accuracy, rather than rely entirely on secondary resources.
- Can clearly trace the continuity of redemptive history throughout the entirety of Scripture.
- Engage with the story of the church throughout history, understanding the impact of history’s greatest thinkers and theologians.
- Possess a distinct covenantal apologetic that brings every thought captive to Christ who is the source of all truth and life.
In an environment where demanding circumstances quickly become the norm, my WTS education has been an anchor. I’m especially grateful for the grounding I received in the doctrine of man — understanding who God created us to be and what He created us for. These truths frequently shape how I support my fellow soldiers, helping them build real, lasting resiliency rooted in biblical identity and purpose.
Jay Dent
Chaplain for army reserve, mar
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Master of Arts in Counseling
Bring Gospel Hope to Those Who Serve Through Flexible, Faith-Grounded Training
For those who have served with strength, sacrifice, and a deep sense of purpose, there is a deep understanding of how peers rely on one another in life’s most challenging moments. Whether you are active duty or a veteran, Westminster’s Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) is designed for those with real-world experience and a heart to deliver Gospel hope to every circumstance.
The program combines rich theological training with practical counseling skills, and is fully online, giving you the flexibility to complete it from anywhere in the world. If you are deployed, in transition, or preparing for your next chapter, the MAC provides a clear path to deepen your impact.
Coming directly off of active duty and being thrust into an environment where I wasn’t even used to being a civilian again, it was a healing for me. I was able to use that as I ministered to other young folks and it helped the Marine unit that I was at while I was in school—learning how to open up the text to help a soul heal.
grayson fuhrman
u.s. Marine corps veteran, mac
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Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Theological Training for Those Who Serve
Westminster’s Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) is a fully online degree ideal for active duty service members, veterans, and career military professionals who want trustworthy theological education that integrates with their calling, but cannot commit large amounts of time to study.
Graduates:
- Build a strong foundation in Scripture and Reformed theology.
- Learn to apply biblical truth to leadership, ethics, decision-making, and service.
- Prepare for roles in chaplaincy, ministry, education, or post-military careers.
- Study from anywhere in the world with a flexible, fully online format.
- Complete coursework on your timeline—ideal for deployments, relocations, and active duty commitments.
Use your time in service—or your next chapter after it—to deepen your knowledge of God’s Word.
I believe that the discipline of military life helped me to be disciplined in my approach to online learning. My military experience was spent primarily in healthcare. While the majority of that was focused on care of the physical bodies of men women and children, theology addresses the spiritual needs of the body of Christ. Also, it is difficult to care for the body and ignore the soul, so theological learning was most logical for me.
althea miller
U.S. Air force veteran, mats
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Master of Arts in Counseling
Ground Your Counsel in Scripture Through Flexible, Christ-Centered Training
All advice is counsel. Make sure yours is biblical.
If you have a heart for people and want to root your counsel in wisdom from Scripture instead of culture, consider Westminster’s Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC):
- Receive 100% online training from trusted faculty at Westminster Theological Seminary and The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF).
- Develop a Christ-centered understanding of people, problems, and change.
- Counsel with insight conformed to the authority of Scripture, not culture.
- Walk alongside others recognizing our complex identity of saints, sufferers and sinners.
Immediately, I knew I had come to the right place. It was here that I learned of my love for counseling and grew in my knowledge of Scripture.
Jennifer H.
biblical counselor and author, mac
As a pastor going back to school at age 50, this was a great program because I could do it at night in the time that I had available. It was very flexible and very doable. I did the program in three years.
Tim Thetford
pastor, mac
In God's kindness, I have the very job I hoped for when I began to study for the MAC degree at WTS. By God's grace, I have been working full-time at my church as a biblical counselor for over ten years, providing one-on-one counseling, marriage counseling, and family counseling to church members.
brenda p.
biblical counselor, mac
The MAC is inextricably tied to our own sanctification and transformation by the living God as we move through the program… It has helped me to become a better wife, mother, and friend — my most cherished roles. I am deeply grateful and forever changed by the way my MAC has shaped and molded me.
kendra f.
biblical counselor, mac
Westminster was a great experience for me. The classes were challenging but completely manageable and the education was beyond comparison. I feel perfectly qualified to step into counseling and was able to begin immediately after graduation.
virginia P.
biblical counselor, mac
program overview
Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Bring God’s Truth to Your Career
Transform your career with a stronger biblical foundation. Westminster's Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) program empowers non-ministry career professionals to tackle ethical challenges and integrate God's truth into every aspect of your work, making a lasting impact wherever you are.
- Build a deep theological framework to guide decision-making, leadership, and organizational culture.
- Gain clarity and confidence in navigating moral and ethical dilemmas in the workplace.
- Strengthen your witness by applying biblical truth to business strategy, team leadership, and client relationships.
- Study around your schedule with flexible, fully online courses designed for working professionals.
- Join a network of like-minded leaders who see their business as a platform for God’s glory.
Westminster courses are all woven together like a fine tapestry that helps you to see how the whole counsel of God connects to the person and work of Christ. Where you are able to think God's thoughts after Him and apply it to all of life. It is a true representation of how theology leads to doxology.
javed mohammed
trinidad & tobago, business owner, MATS
I do not think there is a better, seminary-level program in the country for students who are not (currently) pursuing a vocational call to the pastorate. The MATS program is exceptional. The quality of education and flexibility of the program are best in class.
matt hustad
wisconsin, finance, MATS
I learned how all the Scriptures are a testimony of the triune God, and we are called to submit ourselves as sacrifices to all of its teaching, mind, body, and spirit with humility! This truth is not restricted to our spiritual life in the church, but should pervade every area of our life.
Daniel McMillan
Georgia, Sales, MATS
A proper understanding of the Bible makes finance better. Finance, as with every discipline that we have, is given to us by God. God created methods by which we organize society. If we don't understand the purpose of finance properly, then we will never do finance in the way it was meant to be done.
Alex siu
hong kong, Finance, MATS
What I loved about the program is that it was really customizable to what you needed. I could find the pockets of time that worked best for me in my full-time job to be able to study, use online resources, and watch lectures when I needed to. I approached my classes differently because of what I was seeing in my job. I was even more motivated to learn through these courses because I knew it was going to impact what I did the very next day.
deborah spooner
california, MArketing, MATS
program overview
Master of Divinity
Prepare for a Lifetime of Ministry Leadership
Westminster’s Master of Divinity (MDiv) program is the most academically rigorous and comprehensive course of study available for those desiring to become pastors or pursue a lifetime of ministry leadership.
Choose from two tracks:
- Pastoral Fellows – Designed to shape convictions, characters, and competencies in men for the demands of pastoral leadership through intense academic study and intentional mentorship.
- General Ministry – Receive robust, Reformed, exegetical-theological studies and preparation of the heart to care for Christ’s church in a broad range of vocational callings. Available to men and women.
All admitted MDiv students studying at our physical campus receive 100% scholarship funding to cover their tuition, thanks to Westminster’s generous donor network.
Pastors are physicians of the soul. And in some ways, being a physician of the soul is a greater responsibility than a medical doctor. If we would pour out thousands of dollars, and hundreds of hours to equip our surgeons and our physicians to operate on a single body, and to make sure that these bodies survive and do well and thrive, why aren’t we investing a similar amount of money in theological education?
elden pan
malaysia, MDIV pastoral fellows
Our husbands are not the only people going into ministry after they graduate. We, as their helper, have the privilege of joining them in God's holy call to serve his kingdom and his people.
angela suh
new york, mdiv
program overview
Master of Arts in Religion
Dive Deep into Scripture
Westminster’s Master of Arts in Religion program (MAR) is a rigorous and academically focused course of study toward becoming a trained specialist in the Bible. It combines deep, reformed, exegetical-theological studies with rich historical theology as preparation to serve Christ and his global church.
This program is ideal for someone who desires the richness of our most comprehensive program, the Master of Divinity (MDiv), without a focus on pastoral training. It is also suitable for those who desire a shorter course of study without compromising depth.
Graduates:
- Develop competency in Greek and Hebrew, allowing them to read and exegete the original biblical text with accuracy, rather than rely entirely on secondary resources.
- Can clearly trace the continuity of redemptive history throughout the entirety of Scripture.
- Engage with the story of the church throughout history, understanding the impact of history’s greatest thinkers and theologians.
- Possess a distinct covenantal apologetic that brings every thought captive to Christ who is the source of all truth and life.
All admitted MAR students studying at our physical campus receive 100% scholarship funding to cover their tuition, thanks to Westminster’s generous donor network.
The courses included in the degree have led me into deeper love of God by studying His word in its original languages and through a biblical, reformed hermeneutic. I began seminary with the aim of pursuing Christian publishing or teaching, but now I see how my WTS training will shape every corner of my life: as a soon-to-be parent, a wife, a friend, and a believer.
Julia Hodson
new york, MAR
Westminster was the only one that really stuck out as a school who cared about doctrine that was rooted in historic and orthodox Christianity. And a school that truly cared that I would leave their institution with more knowledge about the God who’s been revealed through Scripture by actually immersing me in the history of interpretation and actual hands-on experience of being in the original languages myself.
sophie hauser
mAR
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Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Foundational Training for Lay Ministry
Westminster’s Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) is ideal for Bible study leaders, elders, deacons, or other non-vocational church ministry volunteers who desire to develop a firm theological foundation. The program combines the study of theological foundations with practical application under the guidance of expert faculty and instructors.
Students in this program:
- Gain a holistic understanding of Scripture, the person and work of Christ, the characteristics of God, and the development of doctrine throughout church history.
- Engage with foundational theological truths to understand the relationship of God, humankind, and creation.
- Winsomely and effectively apply theological truths to personal, professional, or ministry contexts.
- Demonstrate biblical principles of leadership in order to serve humbly and effectively.
I've been studying biblical interpretation with Vern Poythress, and I've found his process of interpretation fascinating. It has both helped me relax a little in my preaching, allowing me to see that application in a sermon can be very broad, and to create more rigorous sermon-preparation processes using his biblical interpretation method.
David Scholes
england, minister, mats
The wisdom of the professors at Westminster combined with the genuine kindness and dedication of the instructing faculty have made my whole seminary experience so worthwhile.
Katie Peyton
Tennessee, Children's ministry, MATS
I'm deeply grateful for Westminster. I am a more gracious husband, father, friend and pastor because of it.
Matthew Ouelette
New York, Executive Pastor, MATS
program overview
Biblical Language Certificates
Understand Scripture in High-Definition with Fully Online Training
Learn to read Scripture in the original biblical Hebrew and Greek, or brush up on existing language skills to bolster your understanding of God’s Word. Begin to understand short passages on your own in as little as six sessions, and complete a certificate in less than one year.
This intensive online training is rigorous, but the rewards are tangible and impactful.
No prior Hebrew or Greek training is required, though these courses are a great way to renew and hone existing knowledge and deepen working competency in the languages.
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Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Equip Your Family with Biblical Truth
Equip yourself to equip the next generation.
Transform your family life with a stronger biblical foundation. Westminster’s MATS program is ideal for parents who want to pass on a deep, biblical foundation to their children—rooted in Scripture and sound theology.
- Grow in biblical and theological depth so you can lead your family with wisdom and conviction.
- Answer your children’s questions with clarity, confidence, and truth.
- Strengthen your homeschool efforts with rigorous theological training that enriches your curriculum and discipleship.
- Study from home with a flexible, fully online format built to fit your family’s routine.
- Invest in your family’s legacy by grounding your parenting in the truth of the Gospel.
If you want to pass down a rich faith, start by deepening your own.
My wife and I are foster parents, and we've welcomed children into our house. We have two biological children, too, and we want all of them to know that there shouldn't be a distinction... to look at the Bible like it's my family history – I try to teach this to my girls. This is our family tree when we're reading about David and the Davidic line all the way through Jesus.
Curtis Patrick
Washington, MATS
Even if you're not preparing for a specific job – it's an eternal investment – even if it's just for me and for my family.
Rebecca Woglemuth
Illinois, MATS
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Theological Studies Certificates
Go deeper without a full degree
Not interested in a full degree program, or daunted by learning the biblical languages, but still want to engage with rich theological content?
Choose from one of Westminster’s three Theological Studies Certificates (TSC) to receive focused training on a topic with everyday practicality:
- Foundations of Theology
- Biblical Interpretation
- Theology and History.
Certificates are fully online, can be completed in under a year, and provide an enriching setting of fellowship with other believers seeking to go deeper in their study of Scripture. Plus, you can even apply credits from your certificates to a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS), should you decide to pursue a full degree later.
program overview
Master of Arts in Counseling
Strengthen Your Biblical Counsel
In later years, your voice often carries even more weight, especially over upcoming generations. Westminster’s Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) combines rich theological training with practical counseling tools to help you fortify the biblical counsel others seek from you. Grow in your ability to offer Christ-centered guidance with clarity, compassion, and conviction.
This program is offered 100% online and can greatly enhance the perspectives of those who are already established, with roots planted in life and faith.
Going back to school at age 50, Westminster was a great program because I could do it at night in the time that I had available. It was very flexible and very doable. I did the program in three years.
Tim THetford
MAC
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Master of Arts in Theological Studies
New Season to Deepen Your Faith
Retirement opens new doors to focus on what matters most—knowing God more deeply and investing in eternal things. The Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) is perfect for retired learners who want to study Scripture, theology, and church history—not for a career change, but for personal enrichment, discipleship, and service in the local church or at home. Whether you’re mentoring others, teaching, or simply seeking to grow in your faith, this degree invites you into a season of purposeful, Christ-centered learning that fits your life and calling.
Students of this program engage deeply with God’s Word and gain a sound understanding of theology from a biblically orthodox perspective. The MATS is ideal for those looking to invest this season of life in meaningful reflection, spiritual growth, and faithful service.
program overview
Biblical Language Certificates
Understand Scripture in High-Definition with Fully Online Training
Learn to read Scripture in the original biblical Hebrew and Greek, or brush up on existing language skills to bolster your understanding of God’s Word. Begin to understand short passages on your own in as little as six sessions, and complete a certificate in less than one year.
This intensive online training is rigorous, but the rewards are tangible and impactful.
No prior Hebrew or Greek training is required, though these courses are a great way to renew and hone existing knowledge and deepen working competency of the languages.
program overview
Theological Studies Certificates
One Year to Deeper Biblical Understanding
Not interested in a full degree program, or daunted by learning the biblical languages, but still want to engage with rich theological content?
Choose from one of Westminster’s three Theological Studies Certificates to receive focused training on a topic with everyday practicality:
- Foundations of Theology
- Biblical Interpretation
- Theology and History
Certificates are fully online, can be completed in under a year, and provide an enriching setting of fellowship with other believers seeking to go deeper in their study of Scripture. Plus, you can even apply credits from your certificates to a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS), should you decide to pursue a full degree later.
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