2024 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
83
Degrees Awarded
$38,000
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 83 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia
The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia divinity studies students.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard University is $41,388 for District of Columbia Divinity Studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Howard University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in District of Columbia list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 21 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend CUA is $34,684 for District of Columbia Divinity Studies students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Catholic University of America
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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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