2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$12,282 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oral Roberts University are $12,282, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology at ORU

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theology at SMU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (With Aid)

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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