2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 770 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The divinity studies 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 Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$19,085 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Valley Forge. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Phoenixville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s divinity studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UVF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,085 for middle atlantic region associate degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UVF.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at University of Valley Forge

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k)

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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