by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across North Carolina, there were 455 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,744 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. That schools that top this list have a program in divinity/ministry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree divinity studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina. Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont International University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina. Piedmont International University is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 8 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 25 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #4 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Gardner - Webb University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College of Divinity. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina 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 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in North Carolina list. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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