Leading Christian higher education resource, Christian Universities Online, has published a ranking of the 50 Best Christian Graduate Schools 2017. Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, claimed the top spot on the list. Liberty University of Lynchburg, Virginia, ranked second, and Azusa Pacific University of Azusa, California, placed third in the list.
Other schools in this ranking are listed below in alphabetical order:
Abilene Christian University – Abilene, Texas
Anderson University (Indiana) – Anderson, Indiana
Anderson University (South Carolina) – Anderson, South Carolina
Asbury University – Wilmore, Kentucky
Belhaven University – Jackson, Mississippi
Bethel College (Indiana) – Mishawaka, Indiana
Bethel University – St. Paul, Minnesota
Biola University – La Mirada, California
Bob Jones University – Greenville, South Carolina
California Baptist University – El Monte, California
Campbellsville University – Campbellsville, Kentucky
Carson-Newman University – Jefferson City, Tennessee
Charleston Southern University – Charleston, South Carolina
Concordia University Irvine – Irvine, California
Crown College – Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
Dallas Baptist University – Dallas, Texas
Eastern University – Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
Evangel University – Springfield, Missouri
Faulkner University – Montgomery, Alabama
Fresno Pacific University – Fresno, California
George Fox University – Newberg, Oregon
Grand Canyon University – Phoenix, Arizona
Greenville College – Greenville, Illinois
Harding University – Searcy, Arkansas
Hardin-Simmons University – Abilene, Texas
Houston Baptist University – Houston, Texas
Huntington University – Huntington, Indiana
Indiana Wesleyan University – Marion, Indiana
Kentucky Christian University – Grayson, Kentucky
Messiah College – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Milligan College – Milligan College, Tennessee
Mississippi College – Clinton, Mississippi
Missouri Baptist University – Saint Louis, Missouri
Mount Vernon Nazarene University – Mount Vernon, Ohio
North Greenville University – Tigerville, South Carolina
North Park University – Chicago, Illinois
Northwest Nazarene University – Nampa, Idaho
Point Loma Nazarene University – San Diego, California
Roberts Wesleyan College – Rochester, New York
Southeastern University – Lakeland, Florida
Southwest Baptist University – Bolivar, Missouri
Spring Arbor University – Spring Arbor, Michigan
Tabor College – Hillsboro, Kansas
Trevecca Nazarene University – Nashville, Tennessee
Trinity Christian College – Palos Heights, Illinois
Trinity International University – Deerfield, Illinois
Union University – Jackson, Tennessee
For this ranking, Christian Universities Online began by collecting all members or member eligible schools of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) that offer graduate degree programs. Data was then collected for two categories, the number of graduate degree programs offered and average graduate student tuition and fees for an academic year. Both of these data points were collected from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) site, College Navigator.
Anna-Rebekah Orr, site editor, states that the goal of the ranking is to highlight schools that excel in their educational offerings in post-graduate education. Orr goes on to say, “The decision to continue one’s formal education after an undergraduate degree is a big one. While the future benefits may include a more lucrative income or increased career status, no one would downplay the commitment of time and energy that graduate school requires, or the importance of the decision making process when it comes to choosing a program. Christian Universities Online hopes that this ranking will prove a useful guide for prospective students.”
Christian Universities Online is an online resource for students and families researching Christian higher education. The site publishes rankings and reviews of the best Christian colleges and universities, information about Christian scholarships and financial aid, and many other resources for finding, getting into, and paying for a quality Christian education.
