2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry
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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” ranking analyzed 113 colleges that offered 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry
Out of the 113 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 73 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
MBTS also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s. Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree divinity studies students list, Bethel University Minnesota has also earned the #7 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 Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700.
Out of the 113 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School also took the #17 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s list. 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.
Average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $8,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The Master’s University and Seminary ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s list. The Master’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Clarita, California. It awarded 85 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The Master’s University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 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 The Master’s University and Seminary are $10,590.
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Liberty University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 571 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.
Columbia International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 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 Columbia International University are $10,640.
Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Grace College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona Lake, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Grace College are $7,872, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Fuller Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 117 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Fuller also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fuller Theological Seminary are $21,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Freed-Hardeman University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. 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.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Biola University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Biola is a medium-sized school located in La Mirada, California that handed out 31 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 Biola University are $11,772.
Oral Roberts University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 16 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Oral Roberts University are $12,282, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Dallas Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Dallas Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
DTS Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Theological Seminary are $18,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Ashland University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Ashland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Ashland are $6,444, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s list. LSTC is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 24 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
LSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 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 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago are $19,345.
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Crown College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 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 Crown are $10,270.
Asbury Theological Seminary came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Wilmore, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 109 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Asbury Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Asbury Seminary are $16,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Seattle University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 7 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seattle U, the school also landed the #25 spot 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 Seattle U are $14,040.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Olivet Nazarene University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students 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.
Luther Seminary landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Luther Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 53 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Luther Seminary, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Luther Seminary are $18,675, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Lancaster Bible College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Fresno Pacific University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 8 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific University are $15,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #25, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Sewanee is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 15 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Sewanee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 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 Sewanee - The University of the South are $18,243.
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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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