2019 Most Affordable Online Master of Divinity Programs
With annual tuition rates under $29,000, these 24 online colleges and universities offer the most affordable online master's programs in divinity. Sioux Falls Seminary offers an online Master of Divinity for only $3,600 per year. Classes cover topics such as Christian discipleship and ethics, Bible hermeneutics, and spiritual formation. Liberty University is ranked #2 and offers 22 different Master of Divinity degree programs. Concentrations are available in Chaplaincy, Church History, and Pastoral Counseling, among others.
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| Rank | College | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Sioux Falls Seminary | $3,600 | |
| #2 Liberty University | $5,500 | |
| #3 Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary | $7,000 | |
| #4 Northwest Nazarene University | $9,180 | |
| #5 Clarks Summit University | $9,960 | |
| #6 Luther Seminary | $10,500 | |
| #7 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | $10,920 | |
| #8 University of Northwestern - St. Paul | $10,978 | |
| #9 Hope International University | $11,400 | |
| #10 Crown College | $11,450 | |
| #11 Phillips Theological Seminary | $11,520 | |
| #12 Corban University | $12,465 | |
| #13 Amridge University | $14,400 | |
| #14 Denver Seminary | $15,340 | |
| #15 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | $15,471 | |
| #16 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | $15,785 | |
| #17 Indiana Wesleyan University Online - Adult Education | $18,126 | |
| #18 (tie) Nyack College | $18,135 | |
| #18 (tie) Western Seminary | $18,135 | |
| #20 Wayland Baptist University | $19,065 | |
| #21 Bethany Theological Seminary | $20,500 | |
| #22 Southwestern Assemblies of God University | $21,060 | |
| #23 Freed-Hardeman University | $25,080 | |
| #24 Loyola University Chicago | $28,368 |
- Annual Tuition: $3,600
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 207
- Example Classes:
Christian Discipleship; Christian Ethics; God, Christ, and Humanity; Issues in Biblical Hermeneutics; Mission of the Church; Spiritual Formation & Vocation
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $5,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC and TRACS
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 28,706
- Example Classes:
Chaplain Ethics; Community Chaplaincy; Contemporary Evangelism; Global Studies Survey; Pluralism & World Religions; Spiritual Formation
Online Master's Degrees (22)
- MA: Divinity: Biblical Studies
- MA: Divinity: Chaplaincy
- MA: Divinity: Christian Apologetics
- MA: Divinity: Christian Leadership & Church Ministries
- MA: Divinity: Church History
- MA: Divinity: Community Chaplaincy (Non-Thesis)
- MA: Divinity: Community Chaplaincy (Thesis)
- MA: Divinity: Discipleship Mininstries
- MA: Divinity: General
- MA: Divinity: Global Studies
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- Annual Tuition: $7,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 99
- 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
- Annual Tuition: $9,180
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 707
- Example Classes:
Advanced Biblical Exegesis; Community, Context & Transition; Gospel & Culture; Missional Discipleship; Premodern, Modern & Postmodern Philosophies; Wesleyan Tradition in Context
- Annual Tuition: $9,960
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE and ABHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 229
- Example Classes:
Church and Baptist Distinctives; Dispensational Premillenialism ; Elements of Hebrew; Pastoral Ministry Skills; Pentateuch
Online Master's Degrees (8)
- Annual Tuition: $10,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 462
- Example Classes:
Law and Narrative; Leading Christian Communities in Mission; Prophets and Poetry; Public Worship: Leadership in Word and Sacrament, Prayer and Thanksgiving; Scripture and Its Witnesses; The Triune God and the World
Online Master's Degrees (7)
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Children, Youth and Family
- Master of Divinity - Congregational Missional Leade...
- Master of Divinity - History of Christianity
- Master of Divinity - Justice and Reconciliation
- Master of Divinity - Spanish Language for Ministry
- Master of Divinity - Systematic Theology
- Annual Tuition: $10,920
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,574
- Example Classes:
Christian Missions; Church Evangelism; Church Leadership and Administration; Counseling in Ministry; Discipleship Strategies
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,978
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 206
- Example Classes:
Apologetics; Bible in Its World; Biblical Hermeneutics; Biblical Theology; History of Christianity; Self-awareness in Leadership
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $11,400
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 411
- 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 (1)
#10
Crown College
- Annual Tuition: $11,450
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC and ABHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 269
- Example Classes:
Biblical Theology; Christian Theology; Hermeneutics & Theological Research; History of the Church; Theology of Missions & Outreach
Online Master's Degrees (11)
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Church Development
- Master of Divinity - Community Development
- Master of Divinity - Disaster and Emergency Management
- Master of Divinity - Executive Leadership
- Master of Divinity - Intercultural Ministries
- Master of Divinity - International Christian Education
- Master of Divinity - Pastoral Counseling
- Master of Divinity - Pastoral Leadership
- Master of Divinity - Spiritual Formation
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- Annual Tuition: $11,520
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 91
- Example Classes:
Advanced History of Christianity; Constructive Theology; Hebrew Bible; Interpretation Matters; Preaching
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $12,465
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 171
- Example Classes:
Becoming a Servant Leader; Church History; Engaging Worldviews; God and His Word: Theological Foundations; Interpreting Scripture; Preaching Scripture
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $14,400
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 303
- Example Classes:
History of the Bible; Homiletics; Leadership Vision and Values; Personal Evangelism; Spiritual Leadership; The Life and Teachings of Christ
#14
Denver Seminary
- Annual Tuition: $15,340
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 901
- Example Classes:
Apologetics & Ethics; Hebrew; History of Apologetics; Kingdom of Israel & Prophets; Survey of Christian Doctrine; Thinking Biblically & Theologic
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $15,471
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,856
- Example Classes:
Biblical Hermeneutics; Elementary Greek; Hebrew Syntax and Exegesis; Introduction to Church History; Preaching Practicum; The Psalms
- Annual Tuition: $15,785
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,398
- Example Classes:
Baptist History; Christian Ethics; Church Administration; Evangelism & Discipleship; Theology & Philosophy of Missions
Online Master's Degrees (7)
- Bachelor of Arts to Master’s of Divinity Accelerate...
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Christian Education Concentration
- Master of Divinity - Church Planting Concentration
- Master of Divinity - Counseling Concentration
- Master of Divinity - Leadership Concentration
- Master of Divinity - Youth Ministry Concentration
- Annual Tuition: $18,126
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 258
- Example Classes:
Communication and Leadership; Emerging Trends in Worship; Media and Technology in Worship; Missional Growth and Multiplication; Music and Arts in Worship; Power, Change, and Conflict Management
Online Master's Degrees (2)
#18
Nyack College
- Annual Tuition: $18,135
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,051
- Example Classes:
Church as a Social & Cultural Institution; Church in the Urban World; History of Christianity; People as Social & Cultural Beings; Reading the New Testament; Worship Arts & Disciplines
#18
Western Seminary
- Annual Tuition: $18,135
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 712
- Example Classes:
Gospel Responses to Contemporary Challenges; Hermeneutics; Interpreting the Prophets and Gospel; Ministerial Ethics; Nurturing Faithful Disciples; Wisdom from Church History
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $19,065
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,289
- Example Classes:
Christian Worship; Church Administration; Evangelism; Historical Theology; Philosophy of Religion; Preaching
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $20,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 49
- Example Classes:
History of Christianity; Intercultural Education and Travel; Ministry Across Generations; Patterns of Worship
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $21,060
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC and ABHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 306
- Example Classes:
Biblical Hermeneutics; Church Administration; Crisis Intervention; Doctrines of the Pentecostal Movement; Marriage and Family Counseling; Religion in Contemporary World Society
Online Master's Degrees (9)
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Biblical Languages
- Master of Divinity - Biblical Studies
- Master of Divinity - Chaplaincy
- Master of Divinity - Counseling
- Master of Divinity - Family Ministry
- Master of Divinity - Intercultural Studies
- Master of Divinity - Pastoral Theology
- Master of Divinity - Theological Studies
- Annual Tuition: $25,080
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 504
- Example Classes:
Deity of Christ; Greek Readings; Hebrew Exegesis; Life of Paul; Old Testament Wisdom Literature
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $28,368
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,293
- 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
Online Master's Degrees (1)
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