2025 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region
9Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,982Theology & Religious Vocations Degrees Awarded
$43,078Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in theology & religious vocations. It is ranked #26 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of theology & religious vocations. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,982 degrees in theology & religious vocations annually.
Choosing a Great Theology & Religious Vocations School
Your choice of theology & religious vocations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Theology & Religious Vocations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Best Schools for Theology & Religious Vocations in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theology & religious vocations degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Theology & Religious Vocations
Every student pursuing a degree in theology & religious vocations has to look into Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 454 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the theology & religious vocations program report average early career income of $39,797.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in theology & religious vocations. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Waxahachie. A Best Colleges rank of #948 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a great university overall.
There were about 183 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, theology & religious vocations degree recipients generally earn about $35,006 at the beginning of their careers.
Oral Roberts University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in theology & religious vocations. ORU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tulsa. This university ranks 15th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 171 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at ORU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the theology & religious vocations program report average early career wages of $27,675.
Any student pursuing a degree in theology & religious vocations needs to take a look at Dallas Baptist University. Located in the city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 45th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 109.00000000000001 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at DBU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the theology & religious vocations program earn around $39,609 for their early career.
Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Abilene. This university ranks 57th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 80 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at Abilene Christian in the most recent year we have data available.
UD is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Irving. A Best Colleges rank of #656 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 43 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
MACU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Oklahoma City. This university ranks 22nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 26 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at MACU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the theology & religious vocations program earn an average of $27,391 for their early career.
Located in the suburb of Southlake, TKU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were approximately 87 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at TKU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the theology & religious vocations program at The King's University get $8,824 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Dallas Christian College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Dallas.
There were about 28 theology & religious vocations students who graduated with this degree at Dallas Christian College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of theology & religious vocations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Theology & Religious Vocations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
