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

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In 2019-2020, 6,905 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 268 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 256 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great divinity/ministry 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 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 the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree divinity studies students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Yale

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard University Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Brookline, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$22,490 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology landed the #3 spot on the list. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is located in Brookline, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology are $22,490.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

• 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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