2024 Best Catholic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Catholic Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1357 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

There was only one school in the Great Lakes Region to review for the 2024 Best Catholic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Catholic Studies Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Catholic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Catholic Studies in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the catholic studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Catholic Studies

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Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH

It is difficult to beat Franciscan University of Steubenville if you want to pursue a degree in catholic studies. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Steubenville.More information about a degree in catholic studies from Franciscan University of Steubenville

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

DePaul University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in catholic studies. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in catholic studies from DePaul University

Best Catholic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best catholic studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	4
Illinois	870	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Catholic Studies

Catholic Studies is one of 9 different types of Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies	394
Jewish Studies	84
Christian Studies	53
Islamic Studies	6

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.