2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 351st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 108 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious education 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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. MBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MBTS Religious Education Report

#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700.

Read more about Religious Education at Bethel University Minnesota

#3

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,270 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Crown also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Crown College are $10,270, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Education at Crown College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (With Aid)

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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