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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

2 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 55th most popular major in the country with 15,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,911 and had an average of $41,597 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 919 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,700 and $29,221 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theological and ministerial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theological and ministerial studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 theological and ministerial studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2019-2020.

Boston College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,285 for new england region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Boston College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is located in Standish, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s Maine is $27,653 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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