2024 Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in New Jersey

Ranked #113 in popularity, divinity/ministry is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of divinity/ministry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 145 degrees in divinity/ministry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Divinity/Ministry Schools List

Divinity/Ministry Rankings by Degree Level

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 Divinity/Ministry Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Divinity/Ministry in New Jersey

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the divinity studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Jersey Schools in Divinity Studies

1

Drew University
Madison, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Divinity Studies Degrees Awarded

Drew University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in divinity/ministry. Located in the large suburb of Madison, Drew is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in divinity/ministry from Drew University

2

Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

80 Divinity Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in divinity/ministry has to look into Princeton Theological Seminary. Princeton Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.More information about a degree in divinity/ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary

Best Divinity/Ministry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Divinity/Ministry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	202
Pennsylvania	978	283
Maryland	618	21
District of Columbia	441	83

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Divinity/Ministry Related Rankings by Major

Divinity/Ministry is one of 5 different types of Theological & Ministerial Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Divinity Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology	84
Other Theological & Ministerial Studies	23

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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