by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,238 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,083 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 379 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their divinity/ministry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-South Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Mid-South Christian College is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 9 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College of Divinity. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Grace College of Divinity is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Bethel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region. SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 248 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Mountain Bible College landed the #5 spot on the list. Kentucky Mountain Bible College is located in Jackson, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate 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.
Piedmont International University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 17 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International University
Johnson University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 34 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johnson University Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Kissimmee, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University Florida
Toccoa Falls College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Toccoa Falls is a private not-for-profit institution located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
With a ranking of #11, Louisiana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pineville, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Anderson University South Carolina
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. TNU is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 7 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Harding University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Faulkner University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 2 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Belmont University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Brewton - Parker College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Brewton - Parker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Georgia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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