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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 351st most popular in the United States.

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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 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.

Full Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Religious Education Report

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #2 spot on the list. Biola is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Mirada, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Education at Biola University

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree relgious ed students list, Liberty University has also earned the #5 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 Liberty University are $8,349.

Read more about Religious Education at Liberty University

#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 list. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Azusa Pacific are $16,571.

Read full report on Religious Education at Azusa Pacific

#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 #5 for the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate. TIU Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees 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.

Full TIU Illinois Religious Education Report

#6 in overall quality

Columbia Theological Seminary landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

Columbia Theological Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Theological Seminary are $15,770, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Education at Columbia Theological Seminary

#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Boston College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also took 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.

Read more about Religious Education at Boston College

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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