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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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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 Getting Aid” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. MBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree relgious ed students with aid list, MBTS has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TIU Illinois, the school also landed the #4 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 Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#4

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees 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 University are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Education at Azusa Pacific

#5

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in La Mirada, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Biola, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola University are $11,772, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s relgious 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

Read full report on 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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