2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Plains States Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Plains States region, there were 559 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 8 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree divinity studies students.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Plains States Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. MBTS is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 27 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree divinity studies students list, MBTS has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #2 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 12 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Bethel University Minnesota did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Luther Seminary, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Luther Seminary are $18,675, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 14 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Evangel also took the #4 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel are $8,838.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sioux Falls Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. North American Baptist Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 6 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
North American Baptist Seminary also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sioux Falls Seminary are $3,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Saint Paul School of Theology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Leawood, Kansas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Saint Paul School of Theology also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Paul School of Theology are $12,666.
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in New Brighton, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
United Theological Seminary also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at United Theological Seminary are $11,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Covenant Theological Seminary ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Covenant Seminary also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Covenant Seminary are $13,950, 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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- *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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