2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 268 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

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 Doctorate in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree divinity studies students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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