2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 15,051 people earned their degree in theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. 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 Alabama, there were 88 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,700 and $40,336 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theological and ministerial studies 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 theological and ministerial studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree theology students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$21,227 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Samford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227.

Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Samford University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies (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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