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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Plains States region, there were 567 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 147 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology 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 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.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UMary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,410 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students with aid per year to attend UMary.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at University of Mary

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students with aid list, MBTS has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MBTS is $19,878 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students with aid.

Read more about Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

#3

Ozark Christian College

Joplin, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozark Christian College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ozark Christian College is a small school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ozark Christian College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ozark Christian College is $15,138 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at Ozark Christian College

#4

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Johns University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Collegeville, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

SJU also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend SJU is $24,271 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SJU Theology Report

#5

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Benedictine College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Benedictine College is $23,011 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at Benedictine College

#8 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Seward, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Nebraska not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Nebraska is $20,763 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students with aid.

Read full report on Theology at Concordia University, Nebraska

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SLU is $28,188 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full SLU Theology Report

#8

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

Crown College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Crown College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Crown, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Crown College is $26,396 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students with aid.

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#9

Manhattan Christian College

Manhattan, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Manhattan Christian College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. MCC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $25,199 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students with aid per year to attend MCC.

Read more about Theology at MCC

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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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