2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts” 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 Massachusetts, there were 808 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,767 and $28,396 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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 Doctorate in Massachusetts

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in Massachusetts

#1

Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

South Hamilton, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. This small school is located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 54 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations 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 Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary are $22,100, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Massachusetts 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.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

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#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 Massachusetts list. Harvard University 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.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Harvard

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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