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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Georgia

5 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Georgia, there were 359 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,023 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in divinity/ministry.

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Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree divinity studies students.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Emory

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, South University’s online programs landed the #2 spot on the list. South University’s online programs is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at South University’s online programs

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decatur, Georgia. It awarded 14 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Columbia Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report

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Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate list. Mercer is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 3 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 undergraduate students.

Full Mercer Divinity/Ministry Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beulah Heights University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major in Georgia for a Doctorate. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Beulah Heights University

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