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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $48-$75k” 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religious studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k list, Notre Dame has also earned the #1 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Studies at UIUC

#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 $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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 $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and it awarded 17 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

MVNU also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Vernon Nazarene University are $8,964.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Marquette also took the #0 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 Marquette University are $21,690.

Read more about Religious Studies at Marquette

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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