2023 Most Focused Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the New England Region
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Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 6,777 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the New England region, there were 235 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in divinity/ministry.
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Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region divinity studies students.
Top 8 Most Focused Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pope St John XXIII National Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region. Pope St John XXIII National Seminary is located in Weston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 ’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Pope St. John XXIII Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region list. Brookline, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s divinity studies degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint John’s Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Brighton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Saint John’s Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region list. Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. It awarded 63 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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.
Full Gordon - Conwell Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Apostles College and Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region list. Cromwell, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s divinity studies degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Holy Apostles College and Seminary
Yale University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 59 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Yale Divinity/Ministry Report
Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s divinity studies degrees to 39 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Harvard University Divinity/Ministry Report
Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s divinity studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Boston U Divinity/Ministry Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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