2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theology & Religious Vocations is the 25th most popular major in the country with 26,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The theology & religious vocations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

#1

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$13,673 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount St Mary’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Mount are $13,673, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at The Mount

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k)

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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