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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 15,832 people earned their degree in theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,590 and had an average of $26,272 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 766 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,462 and $35,382 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,744 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in theological and ministerial studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular theological and ministerial studies programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It awarded 38 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 31 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Piedmont International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 8 doctorate’s theology 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.
Full Piedmont International University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hood Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate. Hood Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 6 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Hood Theological Seminary Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #5 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 1 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Gardner - Webb University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Grace College of Divinity did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Grace College of Divinity is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 10 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Full Grace College of Divinity Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Campbell University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate ranking. Campbell is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 24 doctorate’s theology degrees 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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