2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Texas, there were 443 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great divinity/ministry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree divinity studies students.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Texas

#1

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,509 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons is $19,509 for texas bachelor’s degree divinity studies students.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Divinity/Ministry Report

#2

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$19,962 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

HBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Baptist University is $19,962 for texas bachelor’s degree divinity studies students.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Houston Baptist University

#3

The King's University

Southlake, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$24,344 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The King’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. TKU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southlake, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TKU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The King’s University is $24,344 for texas bachelor’s degree divinity studies students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at TKU

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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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