2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religion/Religious Studies is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 3,832 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,699 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree religion students with aid list, UF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Florida Religion/Religious Studies Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Virginia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #6 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies 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 Florida State are $26,707.
Full Florida State University Religion/Religious Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Georgia Religion/Religious Studies Report
Duke University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Emory University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Emory also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Vanderbilt University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Liberty University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.
Liberty University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Liberty University
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Notes and References
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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Footnotes
- *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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