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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Religious Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 9,704 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,163 and had an average of $28,712 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 545 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,033 and $27,538 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Notre Dame, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Notre Dame

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k list, UIUC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIUC Religious Studies Report

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Religious Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Vernon Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mount Vernon, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

MVNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Vernon Nazarene University are $8,964, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Mount Vernon Nazarene University

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355.

Full WMU Religious Studies Report

#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Marquette University is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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