2023 Best Value Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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 “Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 742 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 9 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k.
Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
CSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSU is $17,398 for middle atlantic region divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Lancaster Bible College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lancaster Bible College is $21,430 for Middle Atlantic Region Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Valley Forge landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Valley Forge is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
UVF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Valley Forge is $21,509 for Middle Atlantic Region Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k list, EU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern University is $24,011 for Middle Atlantic Region Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nyack College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Nyack is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nyack, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Nyack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Nyack College is $18,142 for Middle Atlantic Region Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k.
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Drew University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Drew is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 45 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Drew not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $25,776 for Middle Atlantic Region Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Drew.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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Mount St Mary’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Mount St Mary’s University is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Mount, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Mount is $27,394 for Middle Atlantic Region Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at The Mount
Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2023 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 21 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CUA is $34,684 for middle atlantic region divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Catholic University of America
Howard University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. 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.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k list, Howard has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard University is $41,388 for middle atlantic region divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full Howard Divinity/Ministry Report
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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
- *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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