2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology & Religious Vocations is the 25th most popular major in the country with 26,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 District of Columbia, there were 328 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,400 and $75,023 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations programs and 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree theology & religious vocations students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at CUA

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k)

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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