2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in New Jersey (With Aid)

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

Across New Jersey, there were 158 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 158 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent divinity/ministry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$19,871 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drew University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. Drew University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree divinity studies students with aid list, Drew has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drew are $19,871.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Drew University

#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Orange, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Seton Hall

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (With Aid)

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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