2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Iowa

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 Master’s in Iowa” 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 Iowa, there were 37 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The divinity studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Iowa”.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Iowa

#1

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$13,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dubuque. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. UD is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 11 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dubuque are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at University of Dubuque

#2

Wartburg Theological Seminary

Dubuque, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$19,184 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Wartburg Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Wartburg Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dubuque, Iowa. It awarded 19 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wartburg Seminary also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wartburg Theological Seminary are $19,184, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Wartburg Theological Seminary

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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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