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2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,130 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,187 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the #25 most popular major in the country with 12,534 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for theology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Theological & Ministerial Studies

#1

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Our analysis found Johnson University to be the best value school for theological and ministerial studies 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Johnson University are $9,580 a year.

Full Theological & Ministerial Studies at Johnson University Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for theological and ministerial studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Sewanee is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asbury Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Wilmore, Asbury Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Asbury Seminary graduate students pay an average of $17,275 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Theological & Ministerial Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary Report

#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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

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Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best theological and ministerial studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,981
Florida 201
Georgia 413
North Carolina 678
Tennessee 275
Kentucky 695
Louisiana 222
Alabama 51
South Carolina 116
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 28
West Virginia 26

One of 7 majors within the area of study, theological and ministerial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Jonund.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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