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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

5 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,905 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 192 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 35 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Vanderbilt University Divinity/Ministry Report

#2

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Henderson, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Freed-Hardeman University

#3

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johnson University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson University are $12,070, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sewanee - The University of the South. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k. Sewanee - The University of the South is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

Sewanee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sewanee are $18,243, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Sewanee

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Lipscomb University

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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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