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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SCU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,201 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students with aid per year to attend SCU.

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

#2

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 1 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

OKWU or OWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University is $25,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students with aid.

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 OKWU or OWU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,982 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students with aid.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students with aid list, Abilene Christian has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,809 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students with aid per year to attend Abilene Christian University.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Abilene Christian University

#5

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small school located in Shawnee, Oklahoma that handed out 2 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OBU is $21,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students with aid.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Oklahoma Baptist University

#6

The King's University

Southlake, Texas
#6 in overall quality

The King’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. TKU is located in Southlake, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

TKU also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend TKU is $24,344 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at The King’s University

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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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