2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

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 Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biblical Studies is the 141st most popular major in the country with 4,250 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,768 and had an average of $24,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 506 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,200 and $23,277 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Biblical studies 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 Biblical studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$12,282 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oral Roberts University are $12,282, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ORU Biblical Studies Report

#2

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Waxahachie, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$11,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also made our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Biblical Studies Report

#3

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

$23,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #0 spot in our “Best 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 University are $23,238.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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