2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

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Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 559 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent divinity/ministry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry 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 Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$17,336 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

MBTS also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is $17,336 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report

#2

Central Christian College of the Bible

Moberly, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$11,827 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Christian College of the Bible. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Moberly, Missouri, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Christian College of the Bible did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Christian College of the Bible is $11,827 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Central Christian College of the Bible

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k)

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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