2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons are $14,320.

Full Hardin - Simmons Divinity/Ministry Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k)

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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