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2022 Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
122 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking.

Biblical Studies is the 141st most popular major in the country with 4,250 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,768 and had an average of $24,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,382 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,669 and $24,816 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 122 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in Biblical studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Biblical studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree bible students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Southeast Region

#1

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree bible students list, Johnson University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,915 for southeast region associate degree bible students per year to attend Johnson University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Johnson University

#2

Appalachian Bible College

Mount Hope, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Mount Hope, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s Bible degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian Bible College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,019 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Bible students per year to attend Appalachian Bible College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Appalachian Bible College

#3

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Collegedale, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,661 for southeast region associate degree bible students per year to attend Southern Adventist.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Southern Adventist University

#4

Mid-Atlantic Christian University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-Atlantic Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Mid-Atlantic Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mid-Atlantic Christian University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mid-Atlantic Christian University is $20,557 for southeast region associate degree bible students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Mid-Atlantic Christian University

#5

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s Bible degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

CIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CIU is $18,004 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Bible students.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at CIU

#6

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Campbellsville University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 5 associates’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Campbellsville University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Campbellsville University is $17,689 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Bible students.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Campbellsville University

#7

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Belhaven University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree bible students list, Belhaven has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,439 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Bible students per year to attend Belhaven University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Belhaven

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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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