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2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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

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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Religious Education is the 351st most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $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 Relgious 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 a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree relgious ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Boston College has also earned the #2 rank 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 Boston College are $31,930.

Full Boston College Religious Education Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. MBTS is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.

MBTS also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Education at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity International University - Illinois. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Education at TIU Illinois

#4

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious 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. Located in La Mirada, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

Biola also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Biola University are $11,772.

Full Biola University Religious Education Report

#5

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Azusa, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Azusa Pacific, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Education at Azusa Pacific

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Relgious 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 relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree relgious ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Liberty University has also earned the #5 rank 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.

Full Liberty University Religious Education Report

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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