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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Alabama, there were 60 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent divinity/ministry 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 divinity/ministry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

#1

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Samford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford University are $21,227.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Samford

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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