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2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
878 Degrees Awarded
$32,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the New England region, there were 1,110 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,764 and $28,745 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 878 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theology and religious vocations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 119 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Yale

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 115 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard University Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 77 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Boston College

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 59 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston U Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Standish, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,482.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brookline, Massachusetts. It awarded 25 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology are $22,490, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

#7

Northpoint Bible College

Haverhill, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Northpoint Bible College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northpoint Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It awarded 18 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Northpoint Bible College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northpoint Bible College are $12,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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