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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Religious Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 9,704 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,163 and had an average of $28,712 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,028 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,400 and $27,004 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Read more about Religious Studies at Duke University

#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 9 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k list, UF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Studies at University of Florida

#5

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #5 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 15 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.

Read more about Religious Studies at Emory

#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

Full Florida State Religious Studies Report

#7

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Full University of Georgia Religious Studies Report

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also made our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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