by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 3,329 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,522 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. That schools that top this list have a program in religion/religious studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree religion students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 1 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 8 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
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 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Religion/Religious Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Duke University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 7 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Liberty University
Florida State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Florida State
University of Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 9 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Georgia
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