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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology in Missouri

5 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theology is the 131st most popular major in the country with 5,846 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Missouri, there were 308 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri” ranking analyzed 5 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology in Missouri

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 34 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Evangel University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri. Springfield, Missouri 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Evangel, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel University are $8,838, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theology at Evangel University

#3

Concordia Seminary

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri. Concordia Seminary is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Concordia Seminary also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia Seminary are $28,815, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theology at Concordia Seminary

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Eden Theological Seminary

Webster Groves, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eden Theological Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. Located in Webster Groves, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s theology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eden Theological Seminary, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eden Theological Seminary are $10,060.

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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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