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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$20,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,536 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate School for You

With 752 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, theology and religious vocations is the #12 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for theology and religious vocations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Theology & Religious Vocations

Our 2023 rankings named Westminster Theological Seminary the best value school in Pennsylvania for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Westminster Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster Theological Seminary are $20,750 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Westminster Theological Seminary

Out of the 2 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Theological Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lancaster Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lancaster.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lancaster Theological Seminary are $20,057 a year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Lancaster Theological Seminary

Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 672
Maryland 49
New Jersey 268
District of Columbia 340

Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423
Sacred Music 167
Religious Institution Administration and Law 23

Majors Similar to Theology & Religious Vocations

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

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 Daderot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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