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2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
291 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,276 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,169 and $43,831 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 291 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarks Summit University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. South Abington Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $8,280.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Clarks Summit University

#2

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lancaster Bible College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Lancaster Bible College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lancaster Bible College Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#3

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Saint Davids, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

EU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. 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

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drew University landed the #4 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 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drew, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drew University are $19,871, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Drew University

#5

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Nyack College is located in Nyack, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Nyack also took the #8 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nyack are $13,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Nyack

#6

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Catholic University of America ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at CUA

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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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