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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Virginia (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” 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 Virginia, there were 800 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The divinity studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 80 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Regent also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052.

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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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