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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $48-$75k)

6 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree relgious ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k 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 relgious ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #2 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 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950.

Read more about Religious Education at MBTS

#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 $48-$75k. Deerfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s relgious ed degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780.

Read full report on Religious Education at Trinity International University - Illinois

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Azusa, California, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Azusa Pacific Religious Education Report

#5

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Biola is located in La Mirada, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.

Biola also took the #1 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 Biola University are $11,772.

Full Biola University Religious Education Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

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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