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Bryan, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering theology programs, with tuition ranging from $7,720 to $74,226 per year for indexed programs. Bryan has a population of about 86,169. Median household income is $56,861 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 28.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Texas, the top-earning theology-related role is Philosophy and Religion Teacher, Postsecondary at a median $76,700 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer theology programs near Bryan, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Bryan city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Bryan. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and SchoolsIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological SchoolsIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas theology page.
Bryan is part of the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area (BLS area code 17780). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clergy | $59,740 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $65,648 |
| Director of Religious Activities and Education | $75,420 | TX statewide | $82,879 |
| Religious Worker, All Other | $36,420 | TX statewide | $40,022 |
| Philosophy and Religion Teacher, Postsecondary | $76,700 | TX statewide | $84,286 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 86,169 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $56,861 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 28.8% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 91.0 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering theology programs near Bryan. The closest is Grace School of Theology in Conroe, TX (62.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Houston Christian University (84.2 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying theology-related roles near Bryan are: Philosophy and Religion Teacher, Postsecondary ($76,700), Director of Religious Activities and Education ($75,420), Clergy ($59,740). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
College Station, TX is 7.0 miles from Bryan and has its own set of local theology programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Bryan’s median household income of $56,861 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bryan while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Data verified: September 1, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
