2023 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

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 in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 7,238 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 83 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$32,715 Average Net Price

$55,014 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s divinity studies degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

CUA also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $32,715 for District of Columbia Divinity Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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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2

Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$44,529 Average Net Price

$50,572 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s divinity studies degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $44,529 for district of columbia divinity studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Howard University.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Howard University Divinity/Ministry Report

• Best Value Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $75-$110k)

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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