2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,905 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,998 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 167 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$13,968 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johnson University is a small school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 4 associates’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Johnson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson University is $13,968 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University

#2

Piedmont International University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$13,036 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Piedmont International University is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont International University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont International University is $13,036 for southeast region associate degree divinity studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International University

#3

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$23,737 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeastern University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 158 associates’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SEU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern University is $23,737 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Divinity Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at SEU

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $0-$30k)

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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