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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology in New York

2 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Master's in New York

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 New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology is the 131st most popular major in the country with 5,846 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 418 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology 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 theology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in New York

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology in New York

#1

Northeastern Seminary

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 11 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern Seminary also made our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Seminary are $10,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern Seminary Theology Report

#2

Union Theological Seminary

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified masters’s theology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Union, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union Theological Seminary are $29,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Union Theological Seminary Theology Report

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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