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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $30-$48k)

6 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Religious Education is the 215th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in religious education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious education 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 religious education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree religious ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

Boston College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston College Religious Education Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

MBTS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Religious Education Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Deerfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Education at TIU Illinois

#4

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #4 spot on the list. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Biola also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola University are $11,772, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Education at Biola University

#5

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also took the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571.

Full Azusa Pacific Religious Education Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Education at Liberty University

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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