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

6 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in Minnesota

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 Minnesota” 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 Minnesota, there were 162 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 124 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 28 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree divinity studies students list, Bethel University Minnesota has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bethel University Minnesota Divinity/Ministry Report

#2

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Crown College landed the #2 spot on the list. Crown College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 4 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Crown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Crown are $10,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Crown

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Northwestern - St Paul is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 2 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $8,982, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Northwestern

#4

Luther Seminary

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. 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.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree divinity studies students list, Luther Seminary has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Luther Seminary are $18,675.

Full Luther Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report

#5

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Johns University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Saint Johns University is located in Collegeville, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

SJU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Johns University are $17,760.

Full Saint Johns University Divinity/Ministry Report

#6 in overall quality

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota ranking. United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Brighton, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

United Theological Seminary also took the #6 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at United Theological Seminary are $11,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

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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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