2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southeast Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 381 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 24 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.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree divinity studies students.
Top 24 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Southeast Region
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Louisville Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students 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 Divinity/Ministry Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Asbury Theological Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Asbury Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmore, Kentucky. It awarded 34 doctorate’s divinity studies 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.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Asbury Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wesley Biblical Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Wesley Biblical Seminary
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #5 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
Piedmont International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 15 students 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.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International University
Regent University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 129 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Regent Divinity/Ministry Report
South University’s online programs ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Divinity/Ministry at South University’s online programs
Beulah Heights University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Beulah Heights University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Beulah Heights University Divinity/Ministry Report
South University, Montgomery ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full South University, Montgomery Divinity/Ministry Report
With a ranking of #12, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Sewanee - The University of the South is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 6 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Sewanee - The University of the South
With a ranking of #13, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s 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
Emory University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Emory University
Duke University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Duke
Southeastern University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Southeastern University Divinity/Ministry Report
Harding University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Harding University
With a ranking of #18, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 full report on Divinity/Ministry at Mercer
With a ranking of #19, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 11 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Gardner - Webb University Divinity/Ministry Report
Samford University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Samford University
Grace College of Divinity ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Grace College of Divinity is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
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
With a ranking of #21, Barry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Barry University Divinity/Ministry Report
Campbell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It awarded 7 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Campbell
Union Presbyterian Seminary ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Divinity/Ministry at Union Presbyterian
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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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