2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region
17
Ranked Colleges
353
Degrees Awarded
$22,600
Avg Cost*
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 6,777 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,055 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 353 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. That schools that top this list have a program in divinity/ministry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 17 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-South Christian College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Mid-South Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full MSCC Divinity/Ministry Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace College of Divinity landed the #2 spot on the list. Grace College of Divinity is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Grace College of Divinity Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Bethel is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Bethel University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. SEU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 213 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southeastern University Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky Mountain Bible College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Kentucky Mountain Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Kentucky. It awarded 0 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Piedmont International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate 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.
Full Piedmont International University Divinity/Ministry Report
With a ranking of #7, Johnson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Johnson University
Johnson University Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Kissimmee, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at JUFL
Toccoa Falls College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Toccoa Falls College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Toccoa Falls
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
Louisiana College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pineville, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2021-2022.
Full Louisiana College Divinity/Ministry Report
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 32 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Anderson University South Carolina
Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Trevecca Nazarene University Divinity/Ministry Report
Harding University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Harding
With a ranking of #15, Faulkner University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Faulkner University
Belmont University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 more about Divinity/Ministry at Belmont University
Brewton - Parker College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Brewton - Parker College Divinity/Ministry Report
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jonund.
