2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in North Carolina (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology & Religious Vocations is the 25th most popular major in the country with 26,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 939 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,840 and $38,426 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology and religious vocations 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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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 27 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#2

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$8,230 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Piedmont International University is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 4 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont International University also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont International University are $8,230, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Piedmont International University Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$14,985 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Campbell, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell are $14,985, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Campbell

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (With Aid)

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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