2024 Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in Iowa

Divinity/Ministry is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #113 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for divinity/ministry students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 48 degrees in divinity/ministry to qualified students.

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Pick Your Divinity/Ministry Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Divinity/Ministry in Iowa

The schools below may not offer all types of divinity studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Divinity Studies

1

Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in divinity/ministry has to take a look at Wartburg Theological Seminary. Wartburg Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.More information about a degree in divinity/ministry from Wartburg Theological Seminary

2

University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Dubuque is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in divinity/ministry. Located in the city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in divinity/ministry from University of Dubuque

Best Divinity/Ministry Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	205
Missouri	693	381
Kansas	599	18
South Dakota	381	30

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Rankings in Majors Related to Divinity Studies

One of 5 majors within the Theological & Ministerial Studies area of study, Divinity/Ministry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Divinity Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Theological & Ministerial Studies	26
Theology	18

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.