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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Religious Education is the 215th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 247 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,750 and $31,162 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religious education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The religious ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

The Baptist College of Florida

Graceville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Baptist College of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The Baptist College of Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Graceville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend BCF is $7,252 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Religious Education at The Baptist College of Florida

#2

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lee University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 6 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,841 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lee University.

Read more about Religious Education at Lee University

#3

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. CIU is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CIU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Columbia International University is $16,575 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Religious Education at CIU

#4

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, Kentucky

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindsey Wilson College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Kentucky. It awarded 8 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindsey Wilson College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,017 for southeast region bachelor’s degree religious ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lindsey Wilson College.

Full Lindsey Wilson College Religious Education Report

#5

Asbury University

Wilmore, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Asbury University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Wilmore, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Asbury also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $22,494 for southeast region bachelor’s degree religious ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Asbury.

Full Asbury University Religious Education Report

#6

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, Georgia

Toccoa Falls College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Toccoa Falls not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,323 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Toccoa Falls.

Read full report on Religious Education at Toccoa Falls

#7

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Campbellsville University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Campbellsville, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Campbellsville University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Campbellsville University is $16,563 for southeast region bachelor’s degree religious ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Religious Education at Campbellsville 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%.

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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