2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 559 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

MBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report

#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700.

Full Bethel University Minnesota Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$8,838 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Evangel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel University are $8,838, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Evangel Divinity/Ministry Report

• 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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