Texas contains seventeen schools that offer christian programs. LeTourneau University, the highest-ranking christian school in TX, has a total student population of 3,386 and is the 356th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 17 christian schools in Texas, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Abilene Christian University comes out as the most expensive ($21,233/yr), with Southwestern Christian College as the lowest recorded at only $4,346/yr.
Christian students from Texas schools who go on to become pastors, ministers, priests, christian faith workers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,140 people working as religious workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $33,160. Also, Community and social services employees make on average $42,750 per year and there are about 1,891,320 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Texas alone, there are 100,560 employed community and social services employees earning an average yearly salary of $42,780. Religious workers in this state earn $31,290/yr and there are 60 employed.
Also, within the christian schools in Texas, the average student population is 3,703 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from christian, there are 11086 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,493 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,572, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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