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2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
125 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Far Western US region, there were 588 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 125 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

SPU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $26,505 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students with aid per year to attend Seattle Pacific University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at SPU

#2

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. The Master’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Clarita, California. It awarded 51 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

The Master’s University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $28,833 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students with aid per year to attend The Master’s University and Seminary.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

William Jessup University

Rocklin, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Jessup University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. William Jessup University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rocklin, California. It awarded 14 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

William Jessup University also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $21,207 for far western us region bachelor’s degree theology students with aid per year to attend William Jessup University.

Read more about Theology at William Jessup University

#4

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific is located in Azusa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Azusa Pacific also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $26,293 for far western us region bachelor’s degree theology students with aid per year to attend Azusa Pacific.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at Azusa Pacific

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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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