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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
373 Degrees Awarded
$36,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 460 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 373 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in theology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology in the New England Region

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region 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 school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 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 #6 spot in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” 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.

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#2

Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

South Hamilton, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This small school is located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 39 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree theology students list, Gordon - Conwell Seminary has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary are $22,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 77 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s theology students in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified masters’s theology students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

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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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