2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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.

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 theology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California

#2 in overall quality

$23,507 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Santa Clara, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified doctorate’s theology students in 2019-2020.

SCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $75-$110k)

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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