2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology in Tennessee (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Theology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology is the 131st most popular major in the country with 5,846 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 105 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in theology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology 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 Theology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$10,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #1 spot on the list. FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s theology degrees to qualified students.

FHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #2 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 30 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.

Read full report on Theology at Vanderbilt

#3

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee

$14,330 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Lee University is a medium-sized school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330.

Read more about Theology at Lee University

#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000.

Full Lipscomb Theology Report

#5

Sewanee - The University of the South

Sewanee, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$18,243 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Sewanee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sewanee, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Sewanee also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sewanee are $18,243, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology at Sewanee

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology (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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