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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Michigan, there were 247 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 174 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$28,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 115 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

Andrews did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Andrews

#2

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornerstone University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 10 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornerstone, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone University are $14,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Cornerstone

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k)

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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