2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 26,872 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 673 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,133 and $39,609 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 106 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in Georgia

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations 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 Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” 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.

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#2

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$15,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #2 spot on the list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k)

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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