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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$15,868 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,581 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, theology and religious vocations was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 17,287 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for theology and religious vocations 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the theology and religious vocations doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Houston Graduate School of Theology to be the best value school for theology and religious vocations students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Houston Graduate School of Theology 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 Houston Graduate School of Theology are $10,180 a year.

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

#2

The King's University

Southlake, TX

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. Located in the large suburb of Southlake, TKU 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 TKU are $10,080 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University graduate students pay an average of $8,610 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 Dallas Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. DTS Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

DTS Dallas graduate students pay an average of $18,533 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Phillips Theological Seminary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Phillips Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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

#6

Brite Divinity School

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #6, Brite Divinity School did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Brite Divinity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brite Divinity are $20,220 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Brite Divinity School Report

Oral Roberts University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Located in the large city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ORU are $12,800 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Oral Roberts University Report

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. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Hardin - Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Hardin - Simmons graduate students pay an average of $14,870 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Southern Methodist University Report

#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges by State

Explore the best theology and religious vocations schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 231
Texas 1,187
Oklahoma 147
New Mexico 0

Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423
Sacred Music 167
Religious Institution Administration and Law 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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