2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major 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. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious education.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia Theological Seminary is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 2 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Columbia Theological Seminary Religious Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religious Education at SBTS
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
Full SEBTS Religious Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religious Education at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religious Education at Liberty University
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Bob Jones University
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It awarded 0 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read more about Religious Education at South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Religious Education at Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College
With a ranking of #6, Union Presbyterian Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Union Presbyterian Seminary is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at Union Presbyterian
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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