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2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
336 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theology is the 131st most popular major in the country with 5,846 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 567 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 336 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in theology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. MBTS is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 119 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree theology students whose families make $0-$30k list, MBTS has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950.

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#2

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Johns University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Collegeville, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s theology students in 2019-2020.

SJU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Johns University are $17,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s theology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree theology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Bethel University Minnesota has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Northwestern - St Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $8,982, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Dubuque did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 8 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Evangel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 6 masters’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Evangel, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel University are $8,838, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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