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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $48-$75k)

6 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Religious Education is the 215th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #1 spot on the list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Read more about Religious Education at Boston College

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

MBTS also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Deerfield, Illinois, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Education at Trinity International University - Illinois

#4

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree religious ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, Azusa Pacific has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571.

Read more about Religious Education at Azusa Pacific University

#5

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #5 spot on the list. Biola University is a medium-sized school located in La Mirada, California that handed out 10 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Biola, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Biola Religious Education Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Liberty University Religious Education Report

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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