2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k) in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 338th most popular major in the country with 1,820 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 253 other theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 other theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other theological and ministerial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other 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 other 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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Best Value Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California

$15,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Fresno, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other theological and ministerial studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Fresno Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific are $15,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

El Dorado Hills, California

#3 in overall quality

$6,969 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary is a small school located in El Dorado Hills, California that handed out 16 masters’s other theological and ministerial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

School of Urban Missions not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary are $6,969, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Hope International University

Fullerton, California

#2 in overall quality

$14,916 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hope International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Hope is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hope also made our “Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hope International University are $14,916.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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