2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Youth Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 468 people earned their degree in youth ministry, making the major the 554th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 60 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in youth ministry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent youth ministry 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 youth ministry 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 Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Youth Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$20,204 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s youth ministry students in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at DBU are $20,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Youth Ministry at DBU

#2

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Waxahachie, Texas

$11,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s youth ministry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Youth Ministry at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Youth Ministry (Income $0-$30k)

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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