2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biblical Studies is the 141st most popular major in the country with 4,250 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,768 and had an average of $24,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 729 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,900 and $21,311 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Biblical studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Biblical studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree bible students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 doctorate’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

MBTS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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