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2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,450 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

With 116 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, theological and ministerial studies is the #29 most popular major in South Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for theology 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 Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Theological & Ministerial Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia International University the best value school in South Carolina for theological and ministerial studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CIU are $11,810 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CIU is ranked #4 for overall quality for theology in South Carolina.

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#2

Erskine College

Due West, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Erskine College is a great value for theological and ministerial studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Erskine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Due West.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Erskine are $13,700 a year.

Erskine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,981
Florida 201
Georgia 413
North Carolina 678
Tennessee 275
Kentucky 695
Louisiana 222
Alabama 51
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 28
West Virginia 26

One of 7 majors within the area of study, theological and ministerial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Jonund.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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