2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 565 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons are $14,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Divinity/Ministry Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $75-$110k)

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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