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2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

6 Ranked Colleges
363 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in North Carolina

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking.

Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 489 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 363 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 6 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in North Carolina

#1

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Hickory, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Lenoir - Rhyne University

#2

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Campbell University is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Campbell, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell University are $14,985.

Full Campbell Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Piedmont International University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont International University are $8,230, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International University

#4

Shaw University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shaw University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Shaw University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shaw University are $13,188.

Full Shaw University Divinity/Ministry Report

#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree divinity studies students list, Wake Forest University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216.

Full Wake Forest University Divinity/Ministry Report

#6

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina ranking. 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Full Duke Divinity/Ministry Report

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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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