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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa” ranking.

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 55th most popular major in the country with 15,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Iowa, there were 85 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,000 and $24,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theological and ministerial studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theological and ministerial studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Iowa

#1

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$13,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Dubuque is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dubuque, Iowa. It awarded 3 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $13,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at University of Dubuque

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies

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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