2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theology is the 131st most popular major in the country with 5,846 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 588 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Theology Schools

The theology 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 “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California

#2 in overall quality

$23,507 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SCU is a medium-sized school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 27 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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