2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Texas 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,274 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations (other), making the major the 221st most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 94 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$21,634 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

UST also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

$23,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #0 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian University are $23,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Abilene Christian

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

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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