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2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$21,825 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,450 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

With 248 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, theological and ministerial studies is the #71 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for theology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Theological & Ministerial Studies

#1

Drew University

Madison, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Drew University the best value school in New Jersey for theological and ministerial studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Drew is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

Drew graduate students pay an average of $20,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Princeton Seminary are $23,210 per year.

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Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 569
New York 912
Maryland 71
District of Columbia 180

Theological & Ministerial Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Theology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Religious Education 1,417
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jonund.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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