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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$14,968 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,536 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for theology and religious vocations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Moody Bible Institute the best value school in the United States for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $9,270 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Moody Bible Institute Report

Out of the 34 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MBTS are $6,950 a year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Grand Canyon University Report

#4

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Crown College is a great value for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Crown are $10,640 per year.

Crown also claimed a spot on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota 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 Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bethel University Minnesota also is in the top 10% of our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Bethel University Minnesota Report

#6

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Johnson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johnson University are $9,580 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Johnson University Report

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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#8

Nazarene Theological Seminary

Kansas City, MO

Nazarene Theological Seminary landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate theology and religious vocations programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, Nazarene Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Nazarene Theological Seminary are $10,210 a year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Nazarene Theological Seminary Report

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, HUC - JIR is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at HUC - JIR are $27,035 per year.

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine 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 Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Theology & Religious Vocations by Region

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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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