2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri 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 Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Missouri, there were 309 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

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.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri doctor’s degree divinity studies students with aid list, MBTS has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$8,838 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Evangel University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. Evangel is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 14 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri doctor’s degree divinity studies students with aid list, Evangel has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel are $8,838, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Evangel University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Plains States 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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