2026 Best Value Worship Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools
[Worship Ministry](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/sacred-music/worship-ministry/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 29 schools to find the best return on investment for worship ministry students.
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2026 Best Value Worship Ministry Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the worship ministry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Worship Ministry Schools
Leading the list is Cedarville University, our #1 best value for worship ministry in the United States. Cedarville University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Cedarville. Students from in state pay about $37,150 in tuition and fees. Worship Ministry graduates carry a median of $22,110 in student loans. Early-career worship ministry graduates make about $57,104. That is a strong return on a $22,110 median debt. The acceptance rate is 65%.
Other Worship Ministry Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 29 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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