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2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
250 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,846 people earned their degree in theology, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,138 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 250 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree theology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theology at Duke

#2

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bob Jones University are $9,573, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theology at Bob Jones University

#3

Ave Maria University

Ave Maria, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ave Maria University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Ave Maria, Florida, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s theology degrees in 2019-2020.

AMU also made our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at AMU are $15,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology at AMU

#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theology at Regent

#5

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Union also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union University are $10,671, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology at Union

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

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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

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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