Westminster's Accreditation

We are proud of the exceptional academic standing of Westminster Theological Seminary. 

Westminster can Grant Degrees

Under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted in 1930 and subsequently amended, the Seminary has the power to grant the degrees of Master of Arts in Counseling, Master of Arts (Theological Studies), Master of Arts (Religion), Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Philosophy. 

Degrees are granted upon recommendation of the faculty and by the authority of the board of trustees.

Westminster is Accredited 

The seminary is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and has held this accreditation since 1954, the year in which the Middle States Commission first began accrediting theological seminaries. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 26, 2025 was to reaffirm the seminary’s accreditation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education can be contacted at:

1007 North Orange Street

4th Floor, MB #166

Wilmington, DE 19801

Telephone: (267) 284-5000

Fax: (215) 662-5501

Website: www.msche.org

The Seminary is also accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, which is the national accrediting agency for theological schools in the United States and Canada. 

The following degree programs of the Seminary are approved: MDiv, MAR, MAC, MATS, DMin, ThM, PhD.

The following degree program is approved at the London extension site: ThM. 

The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada can be contacted at:

10 Summit Park Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15275

Telephone: (412) 788-6505

Fax: (412)788-6510

Website: www.ats.edu