2024 Best Divinity/Ministry Master's Degree Schools in Oregon
3Colleges in Oregon
84Master's Degrees
Ranked #34 in popularity, divinity/ministry is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Divinity/Ministry Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 84 master's degrees in divinity/ministry to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Divinity/Ministry School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of divinity/ministry for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to divinity/ministry students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of divinity/ministry students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized divinity/ministry related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for divinity/ministry students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Divinity/Ministry Master's Degree Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Divinity/Ministry in Oregon
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in divinity/ministry.
Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Divinity Studies
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in divinity/ministry has to take a look at Western Seminary. Located in the large city of Portland, Western Seminary-San Jose is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in divinity/ministry from Western Seminary
Multnomah University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in divinity/ministry. Located in the city of Portland, Multnomah University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in divinity/ministry from Multnomah University
Best Divinity/Ministry Colleges in the Far Western US Region
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).