2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 55th most popular major in the country with 15,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Wisconsin, there were 102 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $13,700 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theological and ministerial studies programs, but they also cost less that 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theological & Ministerial Studies in Wisconsin

#1

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$23,855 Average Net Price

$20,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin is $23,855 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Theology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Concordia University, Wisconsin

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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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