2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Christian Studies in the Southwest Region

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Christian Studies is the 495th most popular major in the country with 723 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 147 Christian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 Christian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Christian studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their Christian studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree christian studies students.

Top 4 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Christian Studies in the Southwest Region

1

Criswell College
Dallas, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Criswell College landed the #1 spot on the list. Criswell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Christian Studies at Criswell College

2

Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayland Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wayland Baptist University is a small school located in Plainview, Texas that handed out 19 masters’s Christian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Wayland Baptist University Christian Studies Report

3

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s Christian studies degrees to qualified students.

Full University of the Southwest Christian Studies Report

3

Hardin - Simmons University
Abilene, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #3 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s Christian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Christian Studies Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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