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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
365 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,907 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,516 and $51,998 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 365 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Valley Forge. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Phoenixville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UVF also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Valley Forge is $20,636 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at University of Valley Forge

#2

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students list, CSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,313 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students per year to attend CSU.

Full Clarks Summit University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

#3

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Nyack, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nyack, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,077 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students per year to attend Nyack.

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#4

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students list, Cairn has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cairn is $21,859 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students.

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#5

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Eastern University is a small school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

EU also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Eastern University is $22,284 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students.

Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at EU

#6

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, Maryland

Mount St Mary’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students list, The Mount has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mount St Mary’s University is $27,954 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theology students.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at The Mount

#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Seton Hall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seton Hall is $29,845 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Seton Hall 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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