2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Idaho, there were 18 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,500 and $34,167 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Idaho

#1

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$11,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,823 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho list. NNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Nazarene University are $11,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at NNU

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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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