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2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
465 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” 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 California, there were 474 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 465 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k) in California

#1

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fresno, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Fresno Pacific also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific University are $15,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Fresno Pacific

#2

SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

El Dorado Hills, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary is located in El Dorado Hills, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

School of Urban Missions also took the #8 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of Urban Missions are $6,969, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at School of Urban Missions

#3

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Master’s University and Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. The Master’s University and Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Clarita, California. It awarded 85 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Master’s University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Master’s University are $10,590, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at The Master’s University and Seminary

#4

Hope International University

Fullerton, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hope International University landed the #4 spot on the list. Hope International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hope also took the #7 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hope International University are $14,916, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Hope International University

#5

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 41 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Azusa Pacific University Divinity/Ministry Report

#6

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#4 in overall quality

Biola University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola University are $11,772, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Biola University

#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Santa Clara University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Santa Clara University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507.

Full SCU Divinity/Ministry Report

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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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