2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 7,238 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 566 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 457 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their divinity/ministry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree divinity studies students.
Top 24 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oblate School of Theology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Oblate
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Austin Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brite Divinity School. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Brite Divinity is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Brite Divinity
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Family of Faith Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Family of Faith Christian University Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phillips Theological Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 Phillips Theological Seminary
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest Divinity/Ministry Report
Houston Graduate School of Theology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Graduate School of Theology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Houston Graduate School of Theology
Phoenix Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 13 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Phoenix Seminary
With a ranking of #9, Dallas Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at DTS Dallas
International Baptist College and Seminary landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Chandler, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at International Baptist College and Seminary
The King’s University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Southlake, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at TKU
Oral Roberts University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Full ORU Divinity/Ministry Report
Hardin - Simmons University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Hardin - Simmons
Criswell College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Criswell College
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Divinity/Ministry Report
Grace School of Theology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Conroe, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Grace School of Theology
Abilene Christian University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Abilene Christian University
University of St. Thomas landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of St. Thomas Divinity/Ministry Report
Baylor University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Baylor
Southern Methodist University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 45 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Full Southern Methodist University Divinity/Ministry Report
With a ranking of #21, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. HBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full HBU Divinity/Ministry Report
With a ranking of #22, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LCU Divinity/Ministry Report
Oklahoma Christian University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full OC Divinity/Ministry Report
Grand Canyon University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 47 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University Divinity/Ministry Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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