2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 26,872 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 380 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,460 and $31,942 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 301 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#1

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$19,871 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drew University landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

Drew also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drew are $19,871, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 64 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $0-$30k)

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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