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2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
578 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,054 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,722 and $33,467 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 578 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theology and religious vocations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Abington Township, Pennsylvania 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 45 students in 2019-2020.

CSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarks Summit University are $8,280, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CSU Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#2

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Lancaster Bible College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Lancaster Bible College

#3

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EU also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at EU are $13,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at EU

#4

Moravian College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moravian College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Moravian is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Moravian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Moravian College are $17,442.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Moravian

#5

University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Valley Forge. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 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 2 students in 2019-2020.

UVF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Valley Forge are $8,856, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at University of Valley Forge

#6

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Cairn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Cairn also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cairn University are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Cairn University

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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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