2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across South Carolina, there were 75 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 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 South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. 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 Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina

#1

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$10,640 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 20 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CIU are $10,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CIU Divinity/Ministry Report

#2

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$9,573 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bob Jones University are $9,573, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Bob Jones University

#3

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina

$11,560 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Greenville University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Greenville is a small school located in Tigerville, South Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

North Greenville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Greenville are $11,560, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at North Greenville

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k)

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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