2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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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 the Plains States region, there were 118 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 $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree religious vocations students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota

$17,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Johns University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Saint Johns University is located in Collegeville, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

SJU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SJU are $17,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SJU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#2

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$8,838 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Evangel also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel are $8,838, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Evangel University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (With Aid)

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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