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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. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,192 people earned their degree in theology & religious vocations (other), making the major the 228th most popular in the United States. In , theology & religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $39,580 and had an average of $32,598 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 159 theology & religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,035 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 theology & religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in theology & religious vocations (other). This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theology & religious vocations (other).
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree religious vocations students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pillar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pillar is a small school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 7 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Pillar
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. CUA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 38 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2021-2022.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Catholic University of America Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drew University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Drew is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Drew
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Valley Forge. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. UVF is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Full University of Valley Forge Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pontifical John Paul II Institute is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Pontifical John Paul II Institute Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Clarks Summit University
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