2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 55th most popular major in the country with 15,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,911 and had an average of $41,597 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 178 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,500 and $35,452 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 139 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theological and ministerial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theological and ministerial studies 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 theological and ministerial studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Oregon

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$14,247 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$33,993 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 25 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

GFU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GFU are $14,247, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Multnomah University

Portland, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$14,190 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Multnomah University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k. Multnomah University is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 19 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Multnomah University also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Multnomah University are $14,190.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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