2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k

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

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

$10,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 $48-$75k. Located in Henderson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

FHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee

#5 in overall quality

$12,070 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Johnson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson University are $12,070, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Lipscomb

#5

Sewanee - The University of the South

Sewanee, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$18,243 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k list. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sewanee, Tennessee. It awarded 15 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Sewanee not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sewanee - The University of the South are $18,243, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Sewanee - The University of the South

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’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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