2022 Best Value Colleges for Urban Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

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 Urban Ministry Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Urban Ministry is the 1038th most popular major in the country with 60 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 9 urban ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban ministry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban ministry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Urban Ministry Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Urban Ministry Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region urban ministry students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Urban Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$26,079 Average Net Price

$53,492 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Ministry Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s urban ministry students in 2019-2020.

Union did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Urban Ministry Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Union University is $26,079 for southeast region urban ministry students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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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