If you plan on majoring in religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of religious studies. Combined, these schools handed out 168 degrees in religious studies to qualified students.
The religion program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Religious Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for religious studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Religious Studies Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of religion degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in religious studies. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in religious studies. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 8 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Trinity International University - Illinois if you want to pursue a degree in religious studies. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Deerfield. This university ranks 49th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 6 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at TIU Illinois in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the religion program earn about $46,468 in their early career salary.
Any student pursuing a degree in religious studies needs to take a look at DePaul University. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 2 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The religion program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Religious Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for religious studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
