by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 6,777 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 236 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,157 and $118,033 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. That schools that top this list have a program in divinity/ministry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree divinity studies students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Missio Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Missio Seminary is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Ambridge, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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