3 Cheap Online Doctorates In Theology

Liberty University offers a PhD in theology and apologetics degree. It is a 57-hour program, which may be completed within 3-5 years. The program requires a dissertation and school states its mission is "training champions for Christ." The degree stresses practical training in doctoral-level research writing and theological methodology. To be considered for admission, prospective students must submit a GRE or MAT score that is less than two years old. The online part-time tuition rate for Liberty University is $595 per unit of instruction.

The 100% online doctor of philosophy in Biblical studies degree at Faulkner University is a 54-hour program in which the capstone project is the student's dissertation. The program is intended to train future academics and writers; also, these skills are designed be portable on any ministerial path. It can typically be completed in less than five years. Tuition for this program is $605 per hour. Regional accreditation for Faulkner University is provided by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Clarks Summit University's Baptist Bible Seminary features an online doctor of philosophy degree that is a 38 hour, hybrid program with required one-week, on-campus intensives each term. The program mandates previous Hebrew and Greek language study, a 3.0 GPA, transcripts, endorsement letters, self-endorsement document, and writing sample (such as one's master's thesis). Tuition at Clarks Summit University is $650 per credit for this program. The school is dually accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation.