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Best Value Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,114 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,050 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Education Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for religious ed 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.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Religious Education

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best value school for religious education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dallas Theological Seminary is a great value for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Dallas Baptist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious education schools in the Southwest Region . DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

DBU graduate students pay an average of $21,272 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best 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

One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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 RichardF.

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