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

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 202 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry 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 divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 47 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Harvard University

#2

Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Brookline, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$22,490 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is located in Brookline, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology are $22,490, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Divinity/Ministry Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k)

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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