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2023 Best Value Other Theology & Religion Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$29,227 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Graduate Certificate School for You

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the #152 most popular major in the country with 777 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Other Theology & Religion Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for religious vocations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the religious vocations graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Other Theology & Religion

#1

Luther Seminary

Saint Paul, MN

Our analysis found Luther Seminary to be the best value school for theology and religious vocations (other) students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Luther Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Luther Seminary graduate students pay an average of $19,175 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dallas Theological Seminary is a great value for theology and religious vocations (other) students working on their graduate certificate. DTS Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

DTS Dallas graduate students pay an average of $18,533 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lancaster Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Other Theology & Religion Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lancaster, Lancaster Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Lancaster Theological Seminary graduate students pay an average of $20,057 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Lancaster Theological Seminary

#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Other Theology & Religion Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duke are $59,141 a year.

Duke excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Other Theology & Religion Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 7 majors within the area of study, theology and religious vocations (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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