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2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
318 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $75-$110k” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee 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.

TNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TNU is $19,588 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at TNU

#2

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Johnson University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson University is $21,558 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University

#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Harding University 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.

Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $21,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low 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%.

Full Harding Divinity/Ministry Report

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson University Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Johnson University Florida is a small school located in Kissimmee, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JUFL, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johnson University Florida is $23,345 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University Florida

#5

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Toccoa Falls College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Toccoa Falls not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Toccoa Falls is $23,987 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Toccoa Falls College Divinity/Ministry Report

#6

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Southeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern University is $26,532 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Southeastern University Divinity/Ministry Report

#7

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Piedmont International University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Piedmont International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 15 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Piedmont International University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Piedmont International University is $17,147 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International 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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