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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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66 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,846 people earned their degree in theology, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 233 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in theology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2019-2020.

UST not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UST is $17,429 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full University of St. Thomas Theology Report

#2

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

UD also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Dallas is $19,433 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Theology at UD

#3

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $48-$75k list, ORU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oral Roberts University is $25,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Theology at ORU

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Baptist University is $18,653 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Theology at HBU

#5

The King's University

Southlake, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The King’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The King’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southlake, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TKU also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for TKU is $24,600 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full TKU Theology Report

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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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