2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 449 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 139 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The relgious ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree relgious ed students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Southwest Region

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 83 diplomas to qualified masters’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Grand Canyon University Religious Education Report

#2

Dallas Theological Seminary

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$18,430 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. DTS Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 47 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

DTS Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Theological Seminary are $18,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Dallas Theological Seminary Religious Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education

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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