2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bible Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,250 people earned their degree in Bible/Biblical studies, making the major the 169th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 506 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Bible/Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Bible/Biblical studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Bible/Biblical studies 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 Bible Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$12,282 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.

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

Full ORU Bible/Biblical Studies Report

#2

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Waxahachie, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$11,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Bible/Biblical Studies Report

#3

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

$23,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238.

Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies (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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