by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Best Value Theology Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Theology is the 127th most popular major in the country with 6,253 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 156 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Theology Schools in Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools in Pennsylvania.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Theology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Eastern University is a small school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 ’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
EU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $24,011 for Pennsylvania Theology students per year to attend Eastern University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missio Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Theology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Missio Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 ’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Missio Seminary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology Schools in Pennsylvania” list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Theology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Glenside, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s theology degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Westminster Theological Seminary, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theology Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Theological Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. Lancaster Theological Seminary is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s theology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lancaster Theological Seminary, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theology Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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