2022 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies is the 780th most popular major in the country with 321 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$22,248 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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. ORU is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 14 ’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,248 for southwest region pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students with aid per year to attend ORU.

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

#2

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$21,655 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UD is $21,655 for Southwest Region Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies students with aid.

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 full report on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at UD

• Best Value Colleges for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies (With Aid)

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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