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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 26,872 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 88 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $80,400 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. The Mount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Mount not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mount St Mary’s University are $13,673.

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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