2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 221st most popular major in the country with 1,274 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,430 and had an average of $40,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 154 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,500 and $33,450 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the Southeast Region

#1

Interdenominational Theological Center

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$16,272 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Interdenominational Theological Center. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Interdenominational Theological Center not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Interdenominational Theological Center are $16,272, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Interdenominational Theological Center Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

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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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