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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
758 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 758 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theological and ministerial studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theological and ministerial studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theological and ministerial studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology degrees to 114 students in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 115 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Full Harvard University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 77 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston College Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s theology students in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 42 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree theology students with aid list, Saint Joseph’s Maine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine are $9,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

With a ranking of #6, Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brookline, Massachusetts. It awarded 25 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology also took the #7 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology are $22,490, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

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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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