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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
318 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $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.

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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Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. TNU is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Trevecca Nazarene University is $17,499 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at TNU

#2

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #2 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.

Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Harding

#3

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 36 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Johnson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,915 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Johnson University.

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.

Full Johnson University Divinity/Ministry Report

#4

Johnson University Florida

Kissimmee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson University Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Kissimmee, Florida 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.

JUFL also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for JUFL is $17,384 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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.

Full Johnson University Florida Divinity/Ministry Report

#5

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 187 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SEU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern University is $24,909 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at SEU

#6

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Toccoa Falls College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Toccoa Falls College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Toccoa Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,433 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Toccoa Falls College.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Toccoa Falls

#7

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Piedmont International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont International University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont International University is $14,461 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 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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