2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,250 people earned their degree in Biblical studies, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Biblical studies 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

Dallas Theological Seminary

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$18,430 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s Bible degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

DTS Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DTS Dallas are $18,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DTS Dallas Biblical Studies Report

#2

Brite Divinity School

Fort Worth, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$20,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brite Divinity School. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

Brite Divinity also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Doctor’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 Brite Divinity School are $20,220.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Brite Divinity

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies

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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