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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $75-$110k” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religious studies program at the school. 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duke Religious Studies Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #5 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 Florida are $30,130.

Full UF Religious Studies Report

#4

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.

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 are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree religion students whose families make $75-$110k list, Florida State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Studies at Florida State University

#6

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #6, Emory University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Studies at Emory University

#7

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

University of Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UGA also took 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 UGA are $27,476.

Read full report on Religious Studies at UGA

#8

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s religion degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Religious Studies Report

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Liberty University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Liberty University

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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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