by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Theology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,018 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,303 and $31,814 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Theology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in theological and ministerial studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular theological and ministerial studies programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree theology students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Valley Forge landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Valley Forge is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houghton College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Theology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Houghton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houghton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Capitol Heights, Maryland, and it awarded 11 associates’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Immaculata University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Theology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Immaculata is a small school located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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