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2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,899 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,450 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

With 684 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, theological and ministerial studies is the #26 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies 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 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 Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Theological & Ministerial Studies

Our analysis found Houston Graduate School of Theology to be the best value school for theological and ministerial studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Houston Graduate School of Theology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Houston Graduate School of Theology are $10,180 per year.

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#2

The King's University

Southlake, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The King’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value theological and ministerial studies schools in Texas. TKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Southlake.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southwestern Assemblies of God University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value theological and ministerial studies schools in Texas. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University graduate students pay an average of $8,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Theological & Ministerial Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University Report

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DTS Dallas are $18,533 per year.

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#5

Brite Divinity School

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brite Divinity School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Brite Divinity is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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Hardin - Simmons University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree theological and ministerial studies programs. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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 theological and ministerial studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SMU is a 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, SMU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

Full Theological & Ministerial Studies at Southern Methodist University Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baylor are $37,674 a year.

Full Theological & Ministerial Studies at Baylor University Report

Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 86
Oklahoma 111

One of 7 majors within the area of study, theological and ministerial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Theology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423

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 Jonund.

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