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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

2 Ranked Colleges
712 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,905 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 800 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 712 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 13 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 571 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Liberty University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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