2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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

Across North Carolina, there were 489 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 18 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Duke

#2

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$8,230 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Piedmont International University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont International University are $8,230, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International University

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$14,985 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell University are $14,985.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Campbell

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