2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religious Education is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,292 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,141 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 266 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,488 and $33,878 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their religious education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Columbia Theological Seminary Religious Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region. SBTS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 5 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Full SBTS Religious Education Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small school located in Wake Forest, North Carolina that handed out 6 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 more about Religious Education at SEBTS
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religious ed students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religious Education at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 38 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Full Liberty University Religious Education Report
Bob Jones University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 0 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at Bob Jones University
With a ranking of #6, South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religious ed students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religious Education at South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religious Education at Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College
Union Presbyterian Seminary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religious ed degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Union Presbyterian Seminary Religious Education 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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