2022 Best Value Colleges for Theology in Alabama (With Aid)

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

Across Alabama, there were 19 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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 in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Theology in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$29,673 Average Net Price

$57,458 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s theology students in 2019-2020.

Samford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology Schools in Alabama” list. The estimated yearly cost for Samford is $29,673 for Alabama Theology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Theology at Samford University

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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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