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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology & Religious Vocations is the 26th most popular major in the country with 27,459 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,020 and had an average of $26,322 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,132 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,826 and $24,382 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 890 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations. That schools that top this list have a program in theology and religious vocations in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in the New England Region

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pope St John XXIII National Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Pope St John XXIII National Seminary is located in Weston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region list. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brookline, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

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Saint John's Seminary
Brighton, Massachusetts

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint John’s Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint John’s Seminary is a small school located in Brighton, Massachusetts that handed out 24 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

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Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton, Massachusetts

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 255 degrees to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

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Hebrew College
Newton Centre, Massachusetts

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hebrew College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Hebrew College

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Holy Apostles College and Seminary landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking. Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a small school located in Cromwell, Connecticut that handed out 88 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Holy Apostles College and Seminary Theology & Religious Vocations Report

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Northpoint Bible College
Haverhill, Massachusetts

Northpoint Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Northpoint Bible College

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 133 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Yale University Theology & Religious Vocations Report

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Boston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 97 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Boston College

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 94 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Harvard Theology & Religious Vocations Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 81 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Boston U Theology & Religious Vocations Report

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Elms College
Chicopee, Massachusetts

Elms College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full Elms College Theology & Religious Vocations Report

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Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island

Providence College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 6 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Providence College Theology & Religious Vocations Report

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Merrimack College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Merrimack College Theology & Religious Vocations Report

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts

Anna Maria College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Paxton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.

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