2020 Most Affordable Online Master of Divinity Programs
These 25 schools make up the most affordable options for obtaining an online master's degree in divinity, with all of their annual tuition rates priced at less than $18,000. Multnomah University, the #1 option, charges only $12,740 per year. Liberty University, ranked #2, offers an annual tuition rate of $5,500 for its MA: Divinity: Community Chaplaincy (Non-Thesis). Courses for this program include Chaplain Ethics, Community Chaplaincy, Contemporary Evangelism, Global Studies Survey, Pluralism & World Religions, and Spiritual Formation.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty University | $5,500 | |
| Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary | $7,280 | |
| Regent University Online | $9,000 | |
| Northwest Nazarene University | $9,270 | |
| Amridge University | $9,600 | |
| Moody Bible Institute | $9,790 | |
| North Greenville University | $9,875 | |
| Bethel University - MN | $10,160 | |
| Anderson University - IN | $10,258 | |
| Houston Baptist University | $10,350 | |
| Corban University | $11,455 | |
| Wayland Baptist University | $11,976 | |
| Abilene Christian University | $12,168 | |
| Bob Jones University | $12,325 | |
| Columbia International University | $13,260 | |
| Multnomah University | $12,740 | |
| Clarks Summit University | $13,795 | |
| Loyola University Chicago | $14,184 | |
| Hope International University | $14,355 | |
| New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | $14,910 | |
| Crown College | $15,660 | |
| Denver Seminary | $16,335 | |
| Freed-Hardeman University | $17,690 | |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | $17,775 | |
| Southeastern University | $17,820 |
- Annual Tuition: $5,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 33,217
- Example Classes: Chaplain Ethics; Community Chaplaincy; Contemporary Evangelism; Global Studies Survey; Pluralism & World Religions; Spiritual Formation
Online Master's Degrees
- MA in Divinity - Biblical Languages
- MA: Divinity: Community Chaplaincy (Non-Thesis)
- MA: Divinity: General
- MA: Divnity: Church Ministry in Digital Age
- Master of Divinity: Biblical Languages (75 hour)
- Master of Divinity: Biblical Languages (90 hour)
- Annual Tuition: $7,280
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 98
- Example Classes: Christian Leadership in the 21st Century; God’s Shalom and the Church’s Witness; Leadership Education in Anabaptist Perspective; Old Testament Book Study; Principles of Pastoral Care; Strange New World of the Bible
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity in Chaplaincy
- Master of Divinity in Christian Faith Formation
- Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministry
- Annual Tuition: $9,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,536
- Example Classes: Christian Ethics; Christian Theology; Leadership in Church & Ministry; Preparation of Biblical Messages; Pulpit Ministry; Theology of Global Missions
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Church Planting
- Master of Divinity - Cyber Theology
- Master of Divinity - Missiology
- Master of Divinity - Missional Discipleship
- Master of Divinity - Practical Healing
- Annual Tuition: $9,270
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 718
- Example Classes: Advanced Biblical Exegesis; Community, Context & Transition; Gospel & Culture; Missional Discipleship; Premodern, Modern & Postmodern Philosophies; Wesleyan Tradition in Context
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity in Missional Leadership
- Annual Tuition: $9,600
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 404
- Example Classes: History of the Bible; Homiletics; Leadership Vision and Values; Personal Evangelism; Spiritual Leadership; The Life and Teachings of Christ
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Master of Divinity in Ministerial Leadership
- Master of Divinity in Professional Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $9,790
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 640
- Example Classes: Apologetics and World Religions; Essentials for Excellence in Ministry Leadership; Greek Syntax and Exegetical Method; Hebrew Syntax and Exegesis; Narrative Preaching; New Testament Greek I
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Master of Divinity in Pastoral Studies
- Annual Tuition: $9,875
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 259
- Example Classes: Biblical Interpretation; Christian Theology; Church Growth and Renewal; Contemporary Issues in Church Growth; Personal Evangelism; Spiritual Formation
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Church Health and Revitalization
- Master of Divinity - Discipleship and Spiritual Formation
- Master of Divinity - Missions and Evangelism
- Master of Divinity - Pastoral Ministry
- Annual Tuition: $10,160
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 836
- Example Classes: Christian Social Ethics; Church History Survey; Global, Cultural and Contextual Ministry; Hermeneutics; Missional Outreach and Evangelism
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Annual Tuition: $10,258
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 277
- Example Classes: Faith and Life Through the Hebrew Scriptures; Faith Seeking Understanding; Hermeneutics and Critical Reflection in Theological Education; History of Christianity; Missio Dei: Introduction to Culture Studies; New Testament Seminar: Jesus and the Caesars
- Annual Tuition: $10,350
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,111
- Example Classes: Hermeneutics; History of Christianity; Old Testament Theology; Spiritual Formation I; Systematic Theology; The Theology of the New Testament
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Biblical Languages
- Master of Divinity - English Language
- Annual Tuition: $11,455
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 135
- Example Classes: Becoming a Servant Leader; Church History; Engaging Worldviews; God and His Word: Theological Foundations; Interpreting Scripture; Preaching Scripture; Servant Leadership; Theology; Understanding Church History
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity: Biblical Languages
- Master of Divinity: Church Ministry
- Annual Tuition: $11,976
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,148
- Example Classes: Christian Worship; Church Administration; Evangelism; Historical Theology; Philosophy of Religion; Preaching
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Biblical Languages
- Master of Divinity - Non-Languages
- Master of Divinity / Master of Business Administration
- Annual Tuition: $12,168
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,666
- Example Classes: Contexts of Ministry; Critical Interpretation of the New Testament; Healthcare Ministry; Old Testament Theology; The Practice of Ministerial Leadership
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Annual Tuition: $12,325
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 358
- Example Classes: Advanced Systematic Theology; Biblical Hermeneutics; Biblical Sanctification; Christian Apologetics; Methods of Greek Exegesis; Methods of Hebrew Exegesis
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Advanced
- Master of Divinity - Bible Translation & Linguistics
- Master of Divinity - Biblical Counseling
- Master of Divinity - Biblical Languages
- Master of Divinity - Church Planting and Urban Ministry
- Annual Tuition: $13,260
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 503
- Example Classes: Chapel I; Foundations of Spiritual Formation; Genesis to Song of Solomon: God's Plan of Creation and Redemption; Gospels: God's Means of Providing Redemption; Hermeneutics: Interpreting and Applying the Bible; Understanding Cultures and Worldviews
Online Master's Degrees
- MDiv (Master of Divinity)
- MDiv in Bible Exposition
- MDiv in Care and Counseling
- MDiv in Chaplaincy
- MDiv in Ministry Studies
- MDiv in Missiological Studies
- Annual Tuition: $12,740
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 288
- Example Classes: Acts, Pauline Epistles; Biblical Interpretation; Christian Theology and World Religions; Contemporary Theology & Ethics; Genesis through Song of Solomon; Preaching Narrative Literature
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity (Chaplaincy Track)
- Annual Tuition: $13,795
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 237
- Example Classes: Church and Baptist Distinctives; Dispensational Premillenialism ; Elements of Hebrew; Pastoral Ministry Skills; Pentateuch
Online Master's Degrees
- Accelerated Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity
- Annual Tuition: $14,184
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,088
- Example Classes: Church and Mission; Introduction to Spirituality Praxis; Introduction to Theology and Ministry; Literature of Ancient Israel; Liturgy and Christian Sacraments; Spiritual Paths in World Religions; The Foundations of Christian Spirituality
Online Master's Degrees
- MDiv (Master of Divinity)
- Annual Tuition: $14,355
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 510
- Example Classes: Bible Study Methods and Tools; Church History: Past, Present, and Future; Dynamics of Servant Leadership; Theology of Mission; Theology of Worship; Theology Survey: Christian Beliefs and Practices
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Annual Tuition: $14,910
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,376
- Example Classes: Christian Missions; Church Evangelism; Church Leadership and Administration; Counseling in Ministry; Discipleship Strategies
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
#21 Crown College
- Annual Tuition: $15,660
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 358
- Example Classes: Biblical Theology; Christian Theology; Hermeneutics & Theological Research; History of the Church; Theology of Missions & Outreach
Online Master's Degrees
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies/Master of Divinity
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Christian Ministry/Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Church Development
- Master of Divinity - Community Development
- Master of Divinity - Disaster and Emergency Management
#22 Denver Seminary
- Annual Tuition: $16,335
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 885
- Example Classes: Apologetics & Ethics; Hebrew; History of Apologetics; Kingdom of Israel & Prophets; Survey of Christian Doctrine; Thinking Biblically & Theologic; Worship Theory & Practice
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Annual Tuition: $17,690
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 491
- Example Classes: Deity of Christ; Greek Readings; Hebrew Exegesis; Life of Paul; Old Testament Wisdom Literature
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Apologetics
- Master of Divinity - Biblical Languages
- Master of Divinity - Church History
- Master of Divinity - Ministry
- Master of Divinity - Missions
- Annual Tuition: $17,775
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,205
- Example Classes: Baptist History; Christian Ethics; Church Administration; Evangelism & Discipleship; Theology & Philosophy of Missions
Online Master's Degrees
- Dual Degree Bachelor of Arts/Master of Divinity Accelerated Program
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity in Biblical Languages
- Master of Divinity in Christian Education
- Master of Divinity in Church Planting
- Master of Divinity in Leadership
- Annual Tuition: $17,820
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,051
- Example Classes: Biblical Exposition and Faith Integration; Introduction to New Testament Literature and History; Introduction to the Background and Theological Themes of the Old Testament; Major Prophets; Pastoral Epistles; Pentateuch
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Divinity