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2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
318 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

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 divinity/ministry program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TNU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,499 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students with aid per year to attend Trevecca Nazarene University.

Full Trevecca Nazarene University Divinity/Ministry Report

#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 Getting Aid list. Johnson University is a small school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 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. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson University is $18,915 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students with aid.

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 more about Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University

#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Harding also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students with aid.

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

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Harding University

#4

Johnson University Florida

Kissimmee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson University Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. JUFL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kissimmee, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees 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 $17,384 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students with aid.

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 more about Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University Florida

#5

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. SEU is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 187 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students with aid list, SEU has also earned the #4 rank 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 with aid.

Full Southeastern University Divinity/Ministry Report

#6

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Toccoa Falls College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Toccoa Falls is a private not-for-profit institution located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Toccoa Falls also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Toccoa Falls is $22,433 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students with aid.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Toccoa Falls

#7

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Piedmont International University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Piedmont International University is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 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 yearly cost to attend Piedmont International University is $14,461 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students with aid.

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

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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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