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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in North Carolina (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
586 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 26,872 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 939 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,840 and $38,426 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 586 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in theology and religious vocations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations programs and cost less that 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 theology and religious vocations program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 140 diplomas to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small school located in Hickory, North Carolina that handed out 14 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree theology & religious vocations students with aid list, Lenoir - Rhyne University has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 34 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont International University landed the #4 spot on the list. Piedmont International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 15 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont International University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont International University are $8,230, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Piedmont International University

#5

Shaw University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shaw University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Shaw University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shaw University are $13,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Shaw University

#6

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Campbell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Campbell also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell University are $14,985, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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