2024 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Religious Education is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,417 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,203 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 281 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,488 and $25,578 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Religious Education in the Southeast Region
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious ed degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Liberty University also made our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,382 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students.
Read more about Religious Education at Liberty University
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Presbyterian Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Union Presbyterian Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Union Presbyterian also made our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Baptist College of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. The Baptist College of Florida is located in Graceville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
BCF also made our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for The Baptist College of Florida is $11,764 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Religious Education at BCF
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity International University - Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region. Trinity International University - Florida is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 6 ’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region religious ed students list, Trinity International University - Florida has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Religious Education at Trinity International University - Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. CIU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 3 ’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region religious ed students list, CIU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia International University is $18,222 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at CIU
Erskine College landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Erskine is located in Due West, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
Erskine also took the #7 spot in our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Erskine is $39,183 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students.
Read full report on Religious Education at Erskine
Lee University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
Lee University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lee University is $18,219 for southeast region religious ed students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at Lee University
Regent University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.
Regent also took the #9 spot in our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Regent is $24,888 for southeast region religious ed students.
Read more about Religious Education at Regent
With a ranking of #9, Columbia Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. Columbia Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia Theological Seminary also made our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Religious Education at Columbia Theological Seminary
Emory University landed the #10 spot on the 2024 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Emory University is $22,597 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Religious Education at Emory University
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