2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 15,051 people earned their degree in theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 197 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,733 and $37,721 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theological and ministerial studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theological and ministerial studies 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

Boise Bible College

Boise, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$20,185 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s theology students in 2019-2020.

Boise Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $20,185 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Theology students with aid per year to attend Boise Bible College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Boise Bible College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies (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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