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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $48-$75k” 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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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. 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarks Summit University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. Clarks Summit University is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lancaster Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. Lancaster Bible College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Lancaster Bible College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. EU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at EU are $13,610.

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#4

Moravian College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Moravian College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bethlehem, 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 1 students in 2019-2020.

Moravian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Moravian College are $17,442.

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#5

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cairn University is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Cairn has also earned the #7 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 Cairn University are $14,040.

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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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