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2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,274 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations (other), making the major the 221st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,430 and had an average of $40,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 128 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,500 and $38,750 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of St. Thomas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UST did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UST is $16,969 for southwest region religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at UST

#2

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $17,078 for Southwest Region Religious Vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full ORU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $19,622 for Southwest Region Religious Vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SCU.

Full Southwestern Christian University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,726 for southwest region religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious vocations degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,153 for southwest region religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Abilene Christian.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Abilene Christian

#6

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 ’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

OKWU or OWU also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for OKWU or OWU is $22,189 for southwest region religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

#7

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 ’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k list, OBU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,537 for southwest region religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OBU.

Full Oklahoma Baptist University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#8

The King's University

Southlake, Texas

The King’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The King’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southlake, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TKU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,438 for southwest region religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The King’s University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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

  • *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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