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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
256 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 221st most popular major in the country with 1,274 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,430 and had an average of $40,848 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 256 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 5 doctorate’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $11,977, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Biola University

La Mirada, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in La Mirada, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Biola not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola University are $11,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Multnomah University

Portland, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Multnomah University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Multnomah University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Multnomah University are $14,190.

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#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree religious vocations students with aid list, CUA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

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#6

Faith International University

Tacoma, Washington
#9 in overall quality

Faith International University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Faith is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 8 doctorate’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Faith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Faith are $8,450, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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