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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 5,846 people earned their degree in theology, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 567 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 147 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in theology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology 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 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

UMary also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary is $17,691 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Mary Theology Report

#2

Ozark Christian College

Joplin, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozark Christian College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Joplin, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ozark Christian College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ozark Christian College is $16,349 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at Ozark Christian College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

MBTS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is $23,249 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full MBTS Theology Report

#4

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Johns University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Collegeville, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k list, SJU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SJU is $24,177 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at Saint Johns University

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

SLU also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for SLU is $26,969 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at Saint Louis University

#6

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Benedictine College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Atchison, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2019-2020.

Benedictine College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Benedictine College is $23,219 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Benedictine College Theology Report

#7

Manhattan Christian College

Manhattan, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Manhattan Christian College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Manhattan Christian College is a small school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $26,982 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Manhattan Christian College Theology Report

#8 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Seward, Nebraska, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Concordia University, Nebraska has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $22,884 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Concordia University, Nebraska.

Read more about Theology at Concordia University, Nebraska

#9

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

Crown College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Crown is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Crown also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $27,655 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Crown College.

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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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