2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,905 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 565 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry 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 divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$17,078 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ORU is $17,078 for southwest region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at ORU

#2

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$16,627 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hardin - Simmons, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons is $16,627 for southwest region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$19,550 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend HBU is $19,550 for southwest region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full HBU Divinity/Ministry Report

#4

The King's University

Southlake, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$22,438 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The King’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Southlake, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

TKU also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for The King’s University is $22,438 for southwest region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at TKU

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/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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