2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree School for You
Theology & Religious Vocations is the #26 most popular major in the country with 27,459 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for theology and religious vocations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Houston Graduate School of Theology the best value school in the Southwest Region for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Houston Graduate School of Theology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Houston Graduate School of Theology graduate students pay an average of $10,180 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The King’s University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Southlake.
TKU graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southwestern Assemblies of God University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value theology and religious vocations schools in the Southwest Region . Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $8,610 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DTS Dallas are $18,533 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Phillips Theological Seminary. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Phillips Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Phillips Theological Seminary are $11,720 a year.
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Brite Divinity School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Brite Divinity is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Brite Divinity graduate students pay an average of $20,220 in tuition and fees each year.
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Oral Roberts University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
ORU graduate students pay an average of $12,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hardin - Simmons are $14,870 a year.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for theology and religious vocations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, SMU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.
Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges by State
Explore the best theology and religious vocations colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 523 |
| Texas | 1,774 |
| New Mexico | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 340 |
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Theology & Religious Vocations Related Majors for Theology & Religious Vocations
Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 15,832 |
| Biblical Studies | 4,119 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 3,116 |
| Religious Education | 1,417 |
| Missionary Studies | 1,220 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 1,166 |
| Sacred Music | 554 |
| Religious Institution Administration and Law | 35 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Theology & Religious Vocations
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| Visual & Performing Arts | 149,215 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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