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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,072 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,536 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate School for You

Theology & Religious Vocations is the #26 most popular major in the country with 27,459 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for theology and religious vocations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theology and religious vocations majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Theology & Religious Vocations

#1

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Our analysis found Johnson University to be the best value school for theology and religious vocations students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

Johnson University graduate students pay an average of $9,580 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Belhaven University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CIU are $11,810 a year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Columbia International University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Sewanee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sewanee are $18,243 a year.

Sewanee excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Sewanee - The University of the South Report

With a ranking of #6, Asbury Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Wilmore, Asbury Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Asbury Seminary are $17,275 a year.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for theology and religious vocations students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Duke University

Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges by State

Explore the best theology and religious vocations schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,067
West Virginia 86
South Carolina 389
Florida 902
Virginia 2,592
Arkansas 137
Mississippi 95
Louisiana 559
Alabama 168
Kentucky 1,156
Georgia 625
Tennessee 888

Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 15,832
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Religious Education 1,417
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166
Sacred Music 554
Religious Institution Administration and Law 35

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Daderot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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