2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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 a Doctorate in Texas” 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.

Across Texas, there were 443 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 $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree divinity studies students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Texas

#1

Dallas Theological Seminary

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$18,430 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DTS Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DTS Dallas are $18,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons are $14,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Hardin - Simmons University

#3

Brite Divinity School

Fort Worth, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$20,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Brite Divinity School landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Brite Divinity also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brite Divinity are $20,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Brite Divinity School

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry

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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