2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Maine

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Maine” 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 Maine, there were 59 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

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.

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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The theology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Maine”.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree theology students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Maine

#1

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$9,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 42 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Joseph’s Maine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s 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 Maine

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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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