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Best Schools for Theology in Oregon
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Theology
No school ranked higher than Western Seminary this year for theology. This small private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Portland. There were roughly 43 theology students who graduated with this degree at Western Seminary in the most recent data year. Graduates of the theology program make about $48,539 in their early career.
Read more about the theology program at Western Seminary
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.
- 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.
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by our College Data Analytics Team