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2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,905 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 261 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 217 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great divinity/ministry 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 divinity/ministry program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clarks Summit University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, CSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarks Summit University are $8,280, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at CSU

#2

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lancaster Bible College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lancaster Bible College Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

Moravian College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moravian College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Moravian is a small school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Moravian also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moravian College are $17,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Moravian College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook is located in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook are $24,761.

Full Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook Divinity/Ministry Report

#5

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Davids, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, EU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EU are $13,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Eastern University

#6

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Cairn University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Langhorne, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Cairn also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cairn are $14,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Cairn 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

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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