2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. To top this list, a school must have a successful divinity/ministry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree divinity studies students.
Top 24 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southwest Region
Out of the 24 schools in the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the 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.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 Dallas Theological Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 62 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about Divinity/Ministry at Baylor
Out of the 24 schools in the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at SMU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Oral Roberts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oral Roberts University Divinity/Ministry Report
Oblate School of Theology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s divinity studies degrees 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 Oblate
Abilene Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Abilene Christian
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies 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.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Austin Seminary
Hardin - Simmons University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Hardin - Simmons University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Phoenix Seminary landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Scottsdale, 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 13 students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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 Phoenix Seminary
University of St. Thomas ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of St. Thomas Divinity/Ministry Report
The King’s University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. TKU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southlake, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
Full TKU Divinity/Ministry Report
Brite Divinity School did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Brite Divinity School is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national 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 Brite Divinity School
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s 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 12 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 full report on Divinity/Ministry at Seminary of the Southwest
With a ranking of #16, Phillips Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s 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.
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 4.9% 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 Phillips Theological Seminary
Houston Graduate School of Theology ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Houston Graduate School of Theology is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, 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 full report on Divinity/Ministry at Houston Graduate School of Theology
Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full HBU Divinity/Ministry Report
Family of Faith Christian University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Family of Faith Christian University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at FFCU
International Baptist College and Seminary landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. International Baptist College and Seminary is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
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 low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at IBCS
With a ranking of #21, Grace School of Theology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Grace School of Theology is located in Conroe, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Grace School of Theology
Lubbock Christian University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at LCU
With a ranking of #22, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Oklahoma Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at OC
Criswell College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Criswell College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Criswell College
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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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