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2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
233 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate For Those Getting Aid” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 233 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (With Aid)

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality
$19,878 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MBTS, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is $19,878 for Associate Degree Divinity Studies students with aid.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

#2

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$18,915 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johnson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson University is $18,915 for associate degree divinity studies students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University

#3

University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality
$20,636 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Valley Forge. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

UVF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UVF is $20,636 for associate degree divinity studies students with aid.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at UVF

#4

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#2 in overall quality
$24,909 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Southeastern University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 158 associates’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SEU also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for SEU is $24,909 for associate degree divinity studies students with aid.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at SEU

#5

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, Ohio
#6 in overall quality
$24,500 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Circleville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,500 for Associate Degree Divinity Studies students with aid per year to attend OCU.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Ohio Christian University

#6

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality
$14,461 Average Net Price

Piedmont International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Piedmont International University is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Piedmont International University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,461 for Associate Degree Divinity Studies students with aid per year to attend Piedmont International University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International University

#7

The King's University

Southlake, Texas
#8 in overall quality
$24,344 Average Net Price

The King’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. The King’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southlake, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TKU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The King’s University is $24,344 for Associate Degree Divinity Studies students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at TKU

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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