by our College Data Analytics Team
Church Planting is the #1,149 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 663,844 went to students in the Southwest region of the United States.
When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. For this ranking, we are identifying those church planting schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
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 Church Planting Schools list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
The following school tops our list of the Best Church Planting Colleges for the Money.
Criswell College earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Criswell College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas. In addition to being on our best value list, Criswell College has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Church Planting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Explore the best church planting schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 0 |
Church Planting is one of 2 different types of Missionary Studies programs to choose from.
*These values are for the top school only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
