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2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 565 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent divinity/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 divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UST is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 ’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

UST also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for University of St. Thomas is $17,429 for Southwest Region Divinity Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at UST

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 34 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,380 for Southwest Region Divinity Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Grand Canyon University

#3

Criswell College

Dallas, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Criswell College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Criswell College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,896 for southwest region divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Criswell College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Criswell College Divinity/Ministry Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

LCU also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend LCU is $23,347 for Southwest Region Divinity Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Lubbock Christian University Divinity/Ministry Report

#5

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 51 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, ORU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oral Roberts University is $25,145 for southwest region divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Oral Roberts University Divinity/Ministry Report

Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 ’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

Hardin - Simmons also took the #14 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons University is $18,450 for Southwest Region Divinity Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Hardin - Simmons University

Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 10 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,653 for Southwest Region Divinity Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend HBU.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Houston Baptist University

Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 27 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $31,813 for southwest region divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SMU.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at SMU

With a ranking of #9, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 9 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,918 for Southwest Region Divinity Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

With a ranking of #10, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #9 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,207 for Southwest Region Divinity Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Abilene Christian.

Full Abilene Christian University Divinity/Ministry Report

#11

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 74 diplomas to qualified ’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Baylor has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $31,343 for southwest region divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Baylor

#12

The King's University

Southlake, Texas

The King’s University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. The King’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Southlake, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TKU, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The King’s University is $24,600 for southwest region divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at The King’s University

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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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