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2023 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Religious Education is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,417 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,203 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 281 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,488 and $25,578 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious education 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Religious Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 2 ’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region religious ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Emory has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emory University is $8,976 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Religious Education at Emory

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Columbia International University
Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. CIU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CIU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,320 for southeast region religious ed students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Columbia International University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Education at CIU

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The Baptist College of Florida
Graceville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Baptist College of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The Baptist College of Florida is located in Graceville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

BCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Baptist College of Florida is $9,421 for southeast region religious ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive undergraduate 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 full report on Religious Education at The Baptist College of Florida

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Lee University
Cleveland, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified ’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.

Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lee University is $14,471 for southeast region religious ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Religious Education at Lee University

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.

Regent also made our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $20,707 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Regent University.

Read full report on Religious Education at Regent

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region religious ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Liberty University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,251 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Liberty University.

Full Liberty University Religious Education Report

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Erskine College
Due West, South Carolina

Erskine College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Religious Ed Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Due West, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Erskine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Erskine College is $39,090 for Southeast Region Religious Ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

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