2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 590 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$14,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Seattle University is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 6 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle University are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Seattle University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k)

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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