2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the New England Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 15,051 people earned their degree in theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theological and ministerial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theological and ministerial studies programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the New England Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a small school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 42 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.
Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine are $9,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary is located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 211 masters’s theology degrees to qualified students.
Gordon - Conwell Seminary also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon - Conwell Seminary are $22,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 77 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Boston College are $31,930.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookline, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree theology students list, Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology has also earned the #7 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 114 degrees to qualified masters’s theology students in 2019-2020.
Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.
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With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 115 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Harvard also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.
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Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s theology degrees to qualified students.
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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.
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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%.
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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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