2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

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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The theology & religious vocations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CUA Theology & Religious Vocations Report

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