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2022 Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#1

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. UMary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 18 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,410 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UMary.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#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 Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Ozark Christian College is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ozark Christian College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ozark Christian College is $15,138 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on 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 Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $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 also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is $19,878 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atchison, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make more than $110k list, Benedictine College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,011 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Benedictine College.

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%.

Read more about Theology at Benedictine College

#5

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Johns University landed the #5 spot on the list. SJU is located in Collegeville, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

SJU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SJU is $24,271 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theology at Saint Johns University

#8 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Nebraska also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Nebraska is $20,763 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theology students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Manhattan Christian College

Manhattan, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Manhattan Christian College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. MCC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Manhattan Christian College is $25,199 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make more than $110k.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make more than $110k list, SLU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $28,188 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SLU.

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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Theology at SLU

#9

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Crown College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Theology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Crown College is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Crown, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Theology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Crown is $26,396 for plains states region bachelor’s degree theology students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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