2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 247 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,750 and $31,162 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 104 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and 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 education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree religious ed students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 1 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052.

Read more about Religious Education at Regent University

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

Emory also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory University Religious Education Report

#3

Shaw University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#5 in overall quality

$13,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shaw University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Shaw University is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Shaw University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shaw University are $13,188.

Read full report on Religious Education at Shaw University

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,416 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 20 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Liberty University Religious Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (With Aid)

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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