2022 Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 321 people earned their degree in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies, making the major the 780th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 52 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies 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 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,433 Average Net Price

$50,843 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 34 ’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,433 for southwest region pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UD.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at UD

#2

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$25,145 Average Net Price

$37,900 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

ORU also made our “Best Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $25,145 for southwest region pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ORU.

Read more about Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at Oral Roberts University

• Best Value Colleges for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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