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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in Georgia

5 Ranked Colleges
392 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master's in Georgia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology & Religious Vocations is the 25th most popular major in the country with 26,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 392 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations 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 theology and religious vocations program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree theology & religious vocations students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in Georgia

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Theological Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Theological Seminary are $15,770, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia Theological Seminary Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#2

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Mercer

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther Rice College & Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Luther Rice is a small school located in Lithonia, Georgia that handed out 155 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Luther Rice, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Luther Rice College & Seminary are $6,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Luther Rice College & Seminary Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Interdenominational Theological Center landed the #4 spot on the list. Interdenominational Theological Center is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Interdenominational Theological Center, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Interdenominational Theological Center are $16,272, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Interdenominational Theological Center

#5

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’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 are $44,676.

Full Emory Theology & Religious Vocations 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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