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2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 55th most popular major in the country with 15,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,911 and had an average of $41,597 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,968 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,640 and $51,021 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 192 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theological and ministerial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theological and ministerial studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theological and ministerial studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree theology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 94 doctorate’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Regent also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #2 spot on the list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 75 doctorate’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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