by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 15,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,590 and had an average of $26,272 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 890 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,297 and $17,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in theological and ministerial studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theological and ministerial studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree theology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint John’s Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region. Saint John’s Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brighton, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint John’s Seminary Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Apostles College and Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region list. Cromwell, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Holy Apostles College and Seminary
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Standish, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Joseph’s Maine Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Anselm College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region list. St. Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at St. Anselm College
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Boston College
Stonehill College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Easton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Stonehill College
With a ranking of #7, Providence College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Providence College
Harvard University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Harvard University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Anna Maria College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region list. Paxton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Assumption University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Assumption
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