2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Lay Ministry in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 504 people earned their degree in lay ministry, making the major the 630th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 88 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in lay ministry. That schools that top this list have a program in lay ministry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree lay ministry students.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Lay Ministry in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Fordham University Lay Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Salle University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at La Salle University
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Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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