2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,002 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great divinity/ministry programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree divinity studies students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$28,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the #1 spot on the list. Andrews University is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 26 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Andrews also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Andrews

#2

Grace College and Theological Seminary

Winona Lake, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$7,872 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Grace College is located in Winona Lake, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

Grace College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grace College and Theological Seminary are $7,872, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Grace College

#3

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, Wisconsin

#5 in overall quality

$7,010 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Maranatha Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Maranatha Baptist University is a small school located in Watertown, Wisconsin that handed out 1 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

MBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBU are $7,010, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (With Aid)

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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