2023 Best Value Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, religious education was ranked #216 in the country. In fact 1,417 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 Religious Education Bachelor'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. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for religious ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Religious Education
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best value school for religious education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that religious ed majors at Grand Canyon University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $37,052. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $193, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Grand Canyon University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DBU are $33,620 per year.
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Request InformationBest Religious Education Colleges by State
Explore the best religious education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 65 |
| Arizona | 400 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
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Majors Related to Religious Ed
One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 15,832 |
| Biblical Studies | 4,119 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 3,116 |
| Missionary Studies | 1,220 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 1,166 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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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