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2023 Best Value Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,310 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Religious Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, religious education was ranked #216 in the country. In fact 1,417 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for religious ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religious ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Religious Education

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for religious education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Decatur, Columbia Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Columbia Theological Seminary graduate students pay an average of $18,260 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 15
Virginia 63
North Carolina 32
Florida 9
Tennessee 22
Kentucky 74
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 54
Arkansas 0
Alabama 1
Mississippi 2
West Virginia 0

One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 15,832
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 RichardF.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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