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2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,274 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations (other), making the major the 221st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,430 and had an average of $40,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 154 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,500 and $33,450 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TNU is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

TNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,228 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Trevecca Nazarene University.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at TNU

#2

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $13,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Lee University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#3

Kentucky Christian University

Grayson, Kentucky

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kentucky Christian University is a small school located in Grayson, Kentucky that handed out 8 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Kentucky Christian University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,432 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kentucky Christian University.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Kentucky Christian University

#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,036 for southeast region bachelor’s degree religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lipscomb.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Lipscomb

#5

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Point University landed the #5 spot on the list. Point is a small school located in West Point, Georgia that handed out 11 bachelors’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,436 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Vocations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Point University.

Full Point University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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