2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theology Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 District of Columbia, there were 180 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,100 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theology Major in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theology Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree theology students.

Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in District of Columbia

1

Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theology Major in District of Columbia list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

2

Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

#6 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theology Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Howard University

3

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theology Major in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Catholic University of America 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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