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2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s

29 Ranked Colleges
579 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 579 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree religious vocations students.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moody Bible Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 41 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Biola University is a medium-sized school located in La Mirada, California that handed out 25 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Biola, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

CIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia International University are $10,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s. IWU is a fairly large school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 98 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

IWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $11,977, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IWU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#5

Multnomah University

Portland, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Multnomah University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious vocations degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Multnomah University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Multnomah University are $14,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Life Pacific College

San Dimas, California

Life Pacific College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in San Dimas, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 49 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

LIFE Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIFE Bible College are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#13 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Oral Roberts University is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 12 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ORU are $12,282.

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#8

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, Ohio

Ohio Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Ohio Christian University is a small school located in Circleville, Ohio that handed out 58 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU also took the #17 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio Christian University are $9,422, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio Christian University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#9

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee

Union University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious vocations degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Union also took the #14 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Union University are $10,671.

Full Union University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#10

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#21 in overall quality

Clarks Summit University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree religious vocations students list, CSU has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarks Summit University are $8,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CSU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#11

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California
#12 in overall quality

Fresno Pacific University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Fresno Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific University are $15,000.

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#12

University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
#20 in overall quality

University of Valley Forge ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. University of Valley Forge is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree religious vocations students list, UVF has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVF are $8,856, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#15 in overall quality

Point University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Point is a small school located in West Point, Georgia that handed out 11 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Point are $16,700.

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#9 in overall quality

Dallas Theological Seminary ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

DTS Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DTS Dallas are $18,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DTS Dallas Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#15

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota
#11 in overall quality

Saint Johns University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Collegeville, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree religious vocations students list, SJU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Johns University are $17,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SJU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#16

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Evangel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 15 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Evangel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel are $8,838, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#17

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey
#10 in overall quality

Drew University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drew, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drew are $19,871.

Full Drew Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#25 in overall quality

Southwestern Christian University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

SCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Christian University are $10,330.

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#19

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#19 in overall quality

University of St. Thomas landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree religious vocations students list, UST has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634.

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#20

Concordia Theological Seminary

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Concordia Theological Seminary came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Concordia Theological Seminary also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia Theological Seminary are $31,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Concordia Theological Seminary Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#18 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#22

Denver Seminary

Littleton, Colorado

With a ranking of #22, Denver Seminary did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Littleton, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious vocations degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Denver Seminary are $11,700.

Full Denver Seminary Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#22 in overall quality

Methodist Theological School in Ohio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Methodist Theological School in Ohio is a private not-for-profit institution located in Delaware, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree religious vocations students list, MTSO has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Methodist Theological School in Ohio are $25,240, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MTSO Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#24 in overall quality

Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s ranking. Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a small school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary are $22,747.

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#25

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

With a ranking of #25, Piedmont International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s list. Piedmont International University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont International University are $8,230, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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