2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 387th most popular major in the country with 1,274 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$19,525 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations (other) degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bethel University Minnesota, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bethel University Minnesota is $19,525 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology & religious vocations (other) students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Central Christian College of the Bible

Moberly, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,345 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Christian College of the Bible landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Christian College of the Bible is located in Moberly, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations (other) degrees to qualified students.

Central Christian College of the Bible also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Christian College of the Bible is $12,345 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology & religious vocations (other) students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Central Christian College of the Bible

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $30-$48k)

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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