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

5 Ranked Colleges
219 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Missouri, there were 309 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 219 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Missouri”.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Missouri

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

MBTS also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

#2

Covenant Theological Seminary

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Covenant Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 46 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Covenant Seminary, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Covenant Seminary are $13,950.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Covenant Theological Seminary

#3

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree divinity studies students list, Evangel has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel University are $8,838.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Evangel

#4

Concordia Seminary

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Concordia Seminary is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 49 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia Seminary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia Seminary are $28,815, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Concordia Seminary

#5

Eden Theological Seminary

Webster Groves, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eden Theological Seminary. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Eden Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Webster Groves, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eden Theological Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eden Theological Seminary are $10,060.

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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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