2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biblical Studies is the 141st most popular major in the country with 4,250 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,768 and had an average of $24,104 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 506 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,200 and $23,277 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Biblical studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Biblical studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree bible students whose families make $30-$48k.
Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree bible students whose families make $30-$48k list, ORU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oral Roberts University are $12,282, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.
Abilene Christian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian University are $23,238.
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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
Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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