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2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 221st most popular major in the country with 1,274 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,430 and had an average of $40,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 128 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,500 and $38,750 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Bethany, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k list, SCU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Christian University is $19,622 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full SCU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Abilene Christian University is $24,153 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Abilene Christian University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #3 spot on the list. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious vocations degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southwestern Assemblies of God University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $23,726 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

#4

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

OKWU or OWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University is $22,189 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Oklahoma Wesleyan University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#5

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious vocations degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k list, OBU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OBU is $18,537 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Oklahoma Baptist University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#6

The King's University

Southlake, Texas
#6 in overall quality

The King’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Southlake, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

TKU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,438 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TKU.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full The King’s University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 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

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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