2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology in District of Columbia
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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.
Theology is the 127th most popular major in the country with 6,253 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 93 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theology Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their theology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology in 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. Pontifical John Paul II Institute is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s theology degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Theology at Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theology Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read more about Theology at Catholic University of America
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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
- *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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