2018 Most Affordable Colleges for a Master's in Divinity
With tuition rates under $19,000, the following 25 colleges and universities offer the most affordable online master's in divinity programs. Liberty University, ranked first, offers 22 online divinity programs with concentrations in biblical studies, chaplaincy, counseling, and theology, among others. Tuition for Liberty University's online Master of Divinity programs starts at $5,500 per year. Regent University Online, ranked #2, also offers several online Master of Divinity program options for a tuition rate of $5,940 annually.
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| Rank | College | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Liberty University | Annual Tuition $5,500 | |
| #2 Regent University Online | Annual Tuition $5,940 | |
| #3 Clarks Summit University | Annual Tuition $6,000 | |
| #4 Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary | Annual Tuition $7,000 | |
| #5 Amridge University | Annual Tuition $8,160 | |
| #6 Bethel University - MN | Annual Tuition $8,466 | |
| #7 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | Annual Tuition $9,100 | |
| #8 Northwest Nazarene University | Annual Tuition $9,180 | |
| #9 North Greenville University | Annual Tuition $9,750 | |
| #10 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Annual Tuition $9,855 | |
| #11 Southwestern Assemblies of God University | Annual Tuition $10,530 | |
| #12 (tie) Hope International University | Annual Tuition $10,800 | |
| #12 (tie) Wayland Baptist University | Annual Tuition $10,800 | |
| #14 University of Northwestern - St. Paul | Annual Tuition $10,978 | |
| #15 Corban University | Annual Tuition $11,060 | |
| #16 Sioux Falls Seminary | Annual Tuition $11,381 | |
| #17 Lexington Theological Seminary | Annual Tuition $12,000 | |
| #18 Crown College | Annual Tuition $12,720 | |
| #19 Phillips Theological Seminary | Annual Tuition $12,960 | |
| #20 Bethany Theological Seminary | Annual Tuition $13,230 | |
| #21 Denver Seminary | Annual Tuition $14,820 | |
| #22 Western Seminary | Annual Tuition $15,255 | |
| #23 Abilene Christian University | Annual Tuition $15,288 | |
| #24 Freed-Hardeman University | Annual Tuition $17,110 | |
| #25 Nyack College | Annual Tuition $18,135 |
- Annual Tuition: $5,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC and TRACS
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 30,631
- 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: $5,940
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,097
- Example Classes:
Christian Ethics; Christian Theology; Leadership in Church & Ministry; Preparation of Biblical Messages; Pulpit Ministry; Theology of Global Missions
Online Master's Degrees (12)
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Divinity - Biblical Studies
- Master of Divinity - Chaplain Ministry
- Master of Divinity - Christian Theology
- Master of Divinity - Church and Ministry
- Master of Divinity - History of Christianity
- Master of Divinity - Intercultural Studies
- Master of Divinity - Interdisciplinary Studies
- Master of Divinity - Marketplace Ministry
- Master of Divinity - Missional Discipleship
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- Annual Tuition: $6,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE and ABHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 257
- Example Classes:
Church and Baptist Distinctives; Dispensational Premillenialism ; Elements of Hebrew; Pastoral Ministry Skills; Pentateuch
Online Master's Degrees (8)
- Annual Tuition: $7,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 102
- 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: $8,160
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 319
- Example Classes:
History of the Bible; Homiletics; Leadership Vision and Values; Personal Evangelism; Spiritual Leadership; The Life and Teachings of Christ
- Annual Tuition: $8,466
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 969
- Example Classes:
Christian Social Ethics; Church History Survey; Global, Cultural and Contextual Ministry; Hermeneutics; Missional Outreach and Evangelism
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,100
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,587
- Example Classes:
Christian Missions; Church Evangelism; Church Leadership and Administration; Counseling in Ministry; Discipleship Strategies
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,180
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 712
- Example Classes:
Advanced Biblical Exegesis; Community, Context & Transition; Gospel & Culture; Missional Discipleship; Premodern, Modern & Postmodern Philosophies; Wesleyan Tradition in Context
- Annual Tuition: $9,750
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 211
- Example Classes:
Biblical Interpretation; Christian Theology; Church Growth and Renewal; Contemporary Issues in Church Growth; Personal Evangelism; Spiritual Formation
- Annual Tuition: $9,855
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,094
- Example Classes:
Baptist History; Christian Ethics; Church Administration; Evangelism & Discipleship; Theology & Philosophy of Missions
Online Master's Degrees (7)
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- 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: $10,530
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC and ABHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 313
- 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: $10,800
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 427
- 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)
- Annual Tuition: $10,800
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,403
- Example Classes:
Christian Worship; Church Administration; Evangelism; Historical Theology; Philosophy of Religion; Preaching
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,978
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 219
- 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: $11,060
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 170
- 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: $11,381
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 201
- 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: $12,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 81
- Example Classes:
Interpreting the Past for the Church; Interpreting the Scriptures for the Church; Leading the Church in Worship; Leading the Church into Mission; Leading the Church Through Care; Succeeding in Seminary
Online Master's Degrees (3)
#18
Crown College
- Annual Tuition: $12,720
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC and ABHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 173
- 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: $12,960
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 97
- Example Classes:
Advanced History of Christianity; Constructive Theology; Hebrew Bible; Interpretation Matters; Preaching
- Annual Tuition: $13,230
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 53
- Example Classes:
History of Christianity; Intercultural Education and Travel; Ministry Across Generations; Patterns of Worship
Online Master's Degrees (2)
#21
Denver Seminary
- Annual Tuition: $14,820
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 929
- Example Classes:
Apologetics & Ethics; Hebrew; History of Apologetics; Kingdom of Israel & Prophets; Survey of Christian Doctrine; Thinking Biblically & Theologic
Online Master's Degrees (1)
#22
Western Seminary
- Annual Tuition: $15,255
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 726
- 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 (6)
- Annual Tuition: $15,288
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 784
- 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 (1)
- Annual Tuition: $17,110
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 466
- Example Classes:
Deity of Christ; Greek Readings; Hebrew Exegesis; Life of Paul; Old Testament Wisdom Literature
Online Master's Degrees (1)
#25
Nyack College
- Annual Tuition: $18,135
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,119
- 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
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