2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 778 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. That schools that top this list have a program in divinity/ministry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree divinity studies students.
Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Plains States Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of Lutheran Theology landed the #1 spot on the list. Institute of Lutheran Theology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a popular population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Institute of Lutheran Theology Divinity/Ministry Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nazarene Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Nazarene Theological Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region. United Theological Seminary is located in New Brighton, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full United Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at MBTS
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Luther Seminary landed the #5 spot on the list. Luther Seminary is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Luther Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
Saint Paul School of Theology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Leawood, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Saint Paul School of Theology
Sioux Falls Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux Falls Seminary is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full Sioux Falls Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Evangel University Divinity/Ministry Report
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Bethel University Minnesota
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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