2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 351 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 11 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree divinity studies students.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asbury Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Asbury Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Asbury Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Asbury Seminary are $16,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Regent University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 80 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
Sewanee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sewanee - The University of the South are $18,243, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. SEU is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 8 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
SEU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SEU are $13,515.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Samford University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 5 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Samford also took the #5 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford University are $21,227.
Mercer University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville Seminary is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Louisville Seminary also took the #11 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisville Seminary are $11,838.
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Columbia Theological Seminary ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree divinity studies students list, Columbia Theological Seminary has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Theological Seminary are $15,770.
Campbell University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree divinity studies students list, Campbell has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell University are $14,985.
Emory University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree divinity studies students list, Emory has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.
Piedmont International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Piedmont International University is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Piedmont International University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont International University are $8,230, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #11, Duke University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree divinity studies students list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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