2022 Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Theology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 15,051 people earned their degree in theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,911 and had an average of $41,597 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,124 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,650 and $42,687 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theological and ministerial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theological and ministerial studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theological and ministerial studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The theology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$25,246 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. OKWU or OWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 associates’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OKWU or OWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OKWU or OWU is $25,246 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theology students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Oklahoma Wesleyan University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

#2

The King's University

Southlake, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$24,344 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The King’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Southlake, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

TKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,344 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theology students with aid per year to attend The King’s University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full The King’s University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theological & 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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