2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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 Doctorate in the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 1,110 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,764 and $28,745 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations. 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.

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 New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree theology & religious vocations students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in the New England Region

#1

Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

South Hamilton, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gordon - Conwell Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon - Conwell Seminary are $22,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Boston College

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s theology and religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Boston University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations

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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