2025 Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region
4Colleges in the Southwest Region
480Divinity Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in divinity/ministry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #113 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 480 degrees in divinity/ministry to qualified students.
The divinity studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Divinity/Ministry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for divinity/ministry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The divinity studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Divinity/Ministry in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the divinity studies degree levels they offer.
Oral Roberts University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in divinity/ministry. ORU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tulsa. This university ranks 15th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 80 divinity/ministry students who graduated with this degree at ORU in the most recent data year.
Grand Canyon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in divinity/ministry. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the 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 roughly 37 divinity/ministry students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.
Abilene Christian University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in divinity/ministry. 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 about 26 divinity/ministry students who graduated with this degree at Abilene Christian in the most recent data year.
The King's University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in divinity/ministry. Located in the large suburb of Southlake, TKU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 23 divinity/ministry students who graduated with this degree at TKU in the most recent data year.
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).
The divinity studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Divinity/Ministry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for divinity/ministry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
