2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Idaho (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Idaho, there were 18 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,500 and $34,167 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The theology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$11,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,823 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s theology students in 2019-2020.

NNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Nazarene University are $11,121.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at NNU

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• Best Value Master’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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