2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (With Aid)
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Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5,372 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 82 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great divinity/ministry programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree divinity studies students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (With Aid)
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 47 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Criswell College landed the #3 spot on the list. Criswell College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Criswell College are $10,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Freed-Hardeman University is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moody Bible Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Moody Bible Institute is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 39 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $8,930.
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 73 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
MBTS also took the #12 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Harding University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Clarks Summit University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clarks Summit University is a small school located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $8,280.
With a ranking of #9, Duke University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 94 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.
Regent University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Capital University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Capital is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000.
With a ranking of #12, Andrews University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berrien Springs, Michigan. It awarded 115 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Andrews not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree divinity studies students with aid list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.
Columbia International University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia International University are $10,640, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #15, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700.
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Fresno Pacific University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Fresno Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 8 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific University are $15,000.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.
Emory University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 74 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Olivet Nazarene are $13,393, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in El Dorado Hills, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary are $6,969, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Notre Dame landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 11 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522.
Johnson University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson University are $12,070.
Nyack College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Nyack College is located in Nyack, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nyack College are $13,800.
With a ranking of #24, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 28 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bethel University Minnesota, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Lancaster Bible College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- 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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