2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina 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 Master’s in South Carolina 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 South Carolina, there were 75 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent divinity/ministry programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$10,640 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia International University is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

CIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia International University are $10,640, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Columbia International University

#2

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$9,573 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 10 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bob Jones University are $9,573, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Bob Jones University

#3

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina

$11,560 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Greenville University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tigerville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Greenville, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Greenville University are $11,560, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Greenville University Divinity/Ministry Report

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• Best Value Master’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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