2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
Religious Studies is the #101 most popular major in the country with 1,769 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for religion students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religion majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Religious Studies
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 in tuition and fees each year.
Emory also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duke are $59,141 a year.
Duke also made our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 20% of our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Vanderbilt University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree religious studies programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in tuition and fees each year.
Vanderbilt also took the #2 spot in our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
Best Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 42 |
| Florida | 36 |
| Georgia | 34 |
| North Carolina | 178 |
| Tennessee | 28 |
| Kentucky | 0 |
| Louisiana | 0 |
| Alabama | 38 |
| South Carolina | 8 |
| Mississippi | 9 |
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Religious Studies Related Majors for Religion
One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Religion
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | 1,220 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 106 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 41 |
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).
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