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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$14,927 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,540 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master'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.

The Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theology and religious vocations majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best value school in the Southwest Region for theology and religious vocations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Grand Canyon University Report

#2

Criswell College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Criswell College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, Criswell College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Criswell College are $10,320 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Houston Graduate School of Theology is a great value for theology and religious vocations students working on their master’s degree. Houston Graduate School of Theology is a 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.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Houston Graduate School of Theology Report

#4

The King's University

Southlake, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The King’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TKU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Southlake.

TKU graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southwestern Assemblies of God University helped the school earn the #5 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.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University graduate students pay an average of $8,610 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Southwestern Assemblies of God University Report

Dallas Theological Seminary ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DTS Dallas are $18,533 per year.

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Phillips Theological Seminary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Phillips Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Phillips Theological Seminary are $11,720 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Phillips Theological Seminary Report

Houston Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at HBU are $13,400 per year.

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Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for theology and religious vocations students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. 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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Oral Roberts University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ORU are $12,800 a year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Oral Roberts University Report

Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 523
Texas 1,774
New Mexico 0
Oklahoma 340

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

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 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Daderot.

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