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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,899 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,581 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,187 degrees and certificates were awarded to theology and religious vocations students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Theology & Religious Vocations

Our 2023 rankings named Houston Graduate School of Theology the best value school in Texas for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Houston Graduate School of Theology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Houston Graduate School of Theology graduate students pay an average of $10,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

The King's University

Southlake, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The King’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Southlake.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TKU are $10,080 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $8,610 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#5

Brite Divinity School

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brite Divinity School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value theology and religious vocations schools in Texas. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Brite Divinity is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Brite Divinity graduate students pay an average of $20,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Hardin - Simmons University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hardin - Simmons are $14,870 per year.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for theology and religious vocations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.

SMU also claimed a spot on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Southern Methodist University Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 231
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

Majors Similar to Theology & Religious Vocations

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 8 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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