2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,846 people earned their degree in theology, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 150 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in theology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

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#2

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $30-$48k)

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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