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2022 Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Christian Studies is the 475th most popular major in the country with 612 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 Christian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in Christian studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Christian studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Christian studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Christian Studies (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s Christian studies degrees to qualified students.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Christian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Read more about Christian Studies at Duke University

#2

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. SEBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SEBTS also took the #2 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary are $5,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Christian Studies at SEBTS

#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Christian studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Christian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Christian Studies at Notre Dame

#4

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cairn University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 masters’s Christian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Cairn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Christian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cairn University are $14,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cairn University Christian Studies Report

#5

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crown College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Christian studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Crown, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Crown College are $10,270.

Full Crown Christian Studies Report

#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Marquette University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 masters’s Christian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #0 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

Read more about Christian Studies at Marquette University

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s Christian studies students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Christian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Liberty University Christian Studies Report

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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