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2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 26,872 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 150 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,700 and $40,336 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

#1

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford University are $21,227.

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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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