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Best Value Colleges for Theological and Ministerial Studies

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

31

Schools Ranked

$30,089

Avg. Earnings

6.2 yrs

Best Payback

802

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	Hope International University Fullerton, CA · Private	$19,753	$47,846	6.2 yrs
2	C Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA · Private	$17,729	$42,682	9.2 yrs
3	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN · Private	$16,315	$38,829	17 yrs
4	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN · Private	$18,229	$37,208	33 yrs
5	The King's University Southlake, TX · Private	$20,784	$37,208	37.7 yrs
6	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN · Private	$14,020	$35,594	94.4 yrs
7	Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL · Private	$23,949	$32,382	N/A
8	Northwest University Kirkland, WA · Private	$18,754	$31,853	N/A
9	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA · Private	$24,278	$21,508	N/A
10	University of Dallas Irving, TX · Private	$19,666	$28,598	N/A
11	The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA · Private	$26,132	$31,127	N/A
12	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA · Private	$22,081	$29,685	N/A
13	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK · Private	$21,395	$25,774	N/A
14	Corban University Salem, OR · Private	$18,279	$25,774	N/A
15	Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL · Private	$16,140	$28,598	N/A
16	Baptist University of Florida Graceville, FL · Private	$14,509	$27,765	N/A
17	Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN · Private	$18,610	$15,472	N/A
18	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH · Private	$21,640	$31,133	N/A
19	Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL · Private	$19,450	$23,649	N/A
20	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA · Private	$28,538	$32,925	N/A
21	Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN · Private	$23,091	$32,925	N/A
22	Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD · Private	$25,752	$32,563	N/A
23	Kuyper College Grand Rapids, MI · Private	$19,070	$29,685	N/A
24	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN · Private	$14,980	$29,685	N/A
25	Bob Jones University Greenville, SC · Private	$12,281	$28,598	N/A
26	J Johnson University Florida Kissimmee, FL · Private	$17,906	$25,194	N/A
27	Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale, ND · Private	$20,296	$25,194	N/A
28	Johnson University Knoxville, TN · Private	$18,212	$25,194	N/A
29	Universidad Adventista de las Antillas Mayaguez, PR · Private	$8,305	$23,649	N/A
30	Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Private	$26,546	$19,045	N/A
31	Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI · Private	$22,710	$19,045	N/A

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.