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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$21,575 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,581 Avg Salary

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

With 168 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, theology and religious vocations is the #30 most popular major in Alabama.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

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

Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree School

#1

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Our analysis found Samford University to be the best value school for theology and religious vocations students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Alabama. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Samford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Samford University

Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,067
West Virginia 86
Florida 902
Virginia 2,592
Arkansas 137
Mississippi 95
South Carolina 389
Louisiana 559
Kentucky 1,156
Georgia 625
Tennessee 888

Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 15,832
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Religious Education 1,417
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166
Sacred Music 554
Religious Institution Administration and Law 35

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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.

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