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Professional Degree30 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Wyncote
PA
$86,129
Nat: $63,395
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$233k
Emory University
Atlanta
GA
$97,227
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
$22,585
/yr
$50,560
+$195k
United Lutheran Seminary
Gettysburg
PA
$84,401
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$182k
The University of the South
Sewanee
TN
$75,204
Nat: $63,395
2yr Post-Grad
$27,872
/yr
-
+$49k
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh
PA
$65,713
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$45k
Andrews University
Berrien Springs
MI
$67,739
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
$12,547
/yr
$78,154
+$15k
Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur
GA
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Mundelein
IL
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Hebrew College
Newton
MA
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $63,395
$11,916
/yr
-
-$0
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
St. Paul
MN
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City
MO
-
Nat: $63,395
$23,006
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary
Yonkers
NY
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Campbell University
Buies Creek
NC
-
Nat: $63,395
$24,516
/yr
-
-$0
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs
NC
-
Nat: $63,395
$17,674
/yr
-
-$0
Athenaeum of Ohio
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Findlay
OH
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Memphis Theological Seminary
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Urshan Graduate School of Theology
Wentzville
MO
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Academy for Jewish Religion California
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $63,395
-
/yr
-
-$0
Carolina University
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $63,395
$20,828
/yr
-
-$0
Harvard University
Cambridge
MA
$63,549
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
$19,066
/yr
$36,777
-$39k
Boston University
Boston
MA
$65,938
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
$24,402
/yr
$25,000
-$41k
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Cleveland
TN
$53,286
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$40,500
-$51k
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul
MN
$59,124
Nat: $63,395
2yr Post-Grad
$29,155
/yr
-
-$82k
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa
OK
$58,196
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
$25,365
/yr
-
-$103k
Virginia Union University
Richmond
VA
$51,836
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
$13,235
/yr
-
-$110k
Western Theological Seminary
Holland
MI
$39,523
Nat: $63,395
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$143k
Columbia International University
Columbia
SC
$48,301
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
$26,036
/yr
-
-$184k
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix
AZ
$46,690
Nat: $63,395
4yr Post-Grad
$22,472
/yr
$57,618
-$185k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.