by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Minnesota, there were 206 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 188 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,734 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. To top this list, a school must have a successful divinity/ministry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Luther Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 83 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 41 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Bethel University Minnesota
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethlehem College & Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s. Bethlehem College & Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 15 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Bethlehem College & Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s list. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 12 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s list. United Theological Seminary is a small school located in New Brighton, Minnesota that handed out 12 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at United Theological Seminary
University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Saint Johns University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Minnesota for a Master’s ranking. Located in Collegeville, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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