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

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 Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 565 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry 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 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Hardin - Simmons University

• Best Value Doctor’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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