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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

85 Colleges
$10,107 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,581 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree School for You

Theology & Religious Vocations is the #12 most popular major in the country with 17,287 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 85 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for theology and religious vocations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the theology and religious vocations doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Master’s University and Seminary the best value school in the United States for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. The Master's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Master’s University are $8,580 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Master’s University also is in the top 5% of our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at The Master’s University and Seminary

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

MBTS graduate students pay an average of $6,950 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 Piedmont International University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Piedmont International University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont International University are $8,410 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Piedmont International University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grace College are $8,054 a year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Grace College and Theological Seminary Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Christian University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary are $8,812 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Lincoln Christian University

#6

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, PA

Clarks Summit University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of South Abington Township, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $7,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Clarks Summit University Report

Luther Rice College & Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for theology and religious vocations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lithonia, Luther Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Luther Rice graduate students pay an average of $6,618 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Luther Rice College & Seminary Report

#8

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Ashland University

#9

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

Biola excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Biola University Report

#10

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

With a ranking of #10, Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SEU are $12,350 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Southeastern University Report

McCormick Theological Seminary ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list. McCormick Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McCormick Theological Seminary are $9,410 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at McCormick Theological Seminary Report

Faith International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for theology and religious vocations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Faith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Faith are $8,450 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Faith International University Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO
14 Saint Paul School of Theology Leawood, KS
15 Harding University Searcy, AR
16 Evangel University Springfield, MO
17 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN

Theology & Religious Vocations by Region

View the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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

Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423
Sacred Music 167
Religious Institution Administration and Law 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Daderot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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