2022 Best Value Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 449 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,180 and $41,327 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region religious ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$18,405 Average Net Price

$44,802 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 350 ’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,405 for southwest region religious ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

Read more about Religious Education at Grand Canyon University

#2

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$22,428 Average Net Price

$39,022 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 32 ’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dallas Baptist University is $22,428 for southwest region religious ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Religious Education at DBU

• Best Value Colleges for Religious Education (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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