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2026 Best Value Religious Education Schools in the Southwest Region

[Religious Education](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/religious-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong religious education education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 12 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value religious education schools.

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• Best Value Religious Education Schools in the Southwest Region

2026 Best Value Religious Education Schools in the Southwest Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the religious education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Religious Education Schools

1

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

$18,508 In-State Tuition & Fees

$35,436 Avg Student Debt

$42,186 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in religious education, no school beat Grand Canyon University this year. Set in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $18,508 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for religious education graduates is $35,436. Religious Education graduates of Grand Canyon University earn a median of $40,439 early in their careers. Set against $35,436 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Grand Canyon University admits about 79% of applicants.

2

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX

$40,190 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$56,807 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Dallas Baptist University earned it the #2 place for religious education. Dallas Baptist University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas. In-state tuition and fees average $40,190. Typical student debt for religious education graduates is $21,500. Religious Education graduates of Dallas Baptist University earn a median of $32,426 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $21,500 median debt. Roughly 89% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 12 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.