2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Wisconsin

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 15,051 people earned their degree in theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,911 and had an average of $41,597 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 102 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $13,700 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theological and ministerial studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theological and ministerial studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Wisconsin

#1

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$7,010 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Maranatha Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Watertown, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s theology students in 2019-2020.

MBU also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBU are $7,010, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Maranatha Baptist University

#1

Nashotah House

Nashotah, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashotah House landed the #1 spot on the list. Nashotah, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Nashotah House also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nashotah House are $15,700.

Full Nashotah House Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

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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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