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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 7,238 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 566 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their divinity/ministry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southwest Region

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Brite Divinity School
Fort Worth, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brite Divinity School landed the #1 spot on the list. Brite Divinity School is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Brite Divinity School

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Graduate School of Theology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Graduate School of Theology is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Houston Graduate School of Theology Divinity/Ministry Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bakke Graduate University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Bakke Graduate University

4

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Dallas Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Hardin - Simmons

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With a ranking of #6, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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