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2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

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

Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent divinity/ministry programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

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

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johnson University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson University is $18,915 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students.

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 Divinity/Ministry Report

#2

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

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 yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students.

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

Full Harding University Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TNU is $17,499 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Divinity Studies students.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at TNU

#4

Johnson University Florida

Kissimmee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson University Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Kissimmee, Florida, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students list, JUFL has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,384 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students per year to attend JUFL.

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 Florida

#5

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s divinity studies 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. It costs about $24,909 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students per year to attend Southeastern University.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Southeastern University

#6

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Toccoa Falls College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. 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. It costs about $22,433 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students per year to attend Toccoa Falls College.

Full Toccoa Falls College Divinity/Ministry Report

#7

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Piedmont International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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.

Piedmont International University also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont International University is $14,461 for southeast region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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