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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
318 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,905 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,998 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 318 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great divinity/ministry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TNU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TNU is $15,172 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Trevecca Nazarene University

#2

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johnson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson University is $16,404 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Johnson University Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #3 spot on the list. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Harding has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $15,735 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Harding University

#4

Johnson University Florida

Kissimmee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson University Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kissimmee, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

JUFL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson University Florida is $16,718 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University Florida

#5

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Toccoa Falls College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Toccoa Falls, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Toccoa Falls, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Toccoa Falls is $22,888 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Toccoa Falls College

#6

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Piedmont International University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Piedmont International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont International University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,453 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Piedmont International University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Piedmont International University Divinity/Ministry Report

#7

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SEU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SEU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern University is $23,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Southeastern University

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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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