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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Southwestern Christian University is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,075 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SCU.

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#2

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. OBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Baptist University is $19,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Abilene Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian University is $24,260 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#4

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

OKWU or OWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OKWU or OWU is $22,472 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #5 spot on the list. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious vocations degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $30-$48k list, Southwestern Assemblies of God University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $23,484 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

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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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