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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$20,084 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Undergraduate Certificate 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Theology & Religious Vocations

Our analysis found Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to be the best value school for theology and religious vocations students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

MBTS undergraduate students pay an average of $9,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

#2

Bethany Global University

Bloomington, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethany Global University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, BGU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGU are $17,051 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Bethany Global University

#3

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Martin Luther College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MLC are $16,910 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Martin Luther College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $34,180 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at University of Northwestern - St Paul

Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges by State

Explore the best theology and religious vocations colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 188
Minnesota 1,073
Iowa 188
South Dakota 67
Missouri 1,382
Nebraska 77
North Dakota 74

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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