2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 108 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,100 and $30,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education 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 religious education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The religious ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $30-$48k) 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 Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

MBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” 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.

Read more about Religious Education at MBTS

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

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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