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2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,468 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,187 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the #78 most popular major in California with 1,281 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 Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Theological & Ministerial Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Fuller Theological Seminary the best value school in California for theological and ministerial studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fuller are $22,020 a year.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hope International University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hope are $14,916 a year.

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Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 198
Oregon 211
Hawaii 11
Alaska 4

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Religious Education 1,417
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166

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).
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