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2024 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges in Illinois
86 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in religious studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #72 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in religious studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religious Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois The religion bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality religion program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for religious studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religious Studies in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for religious studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Religion

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2 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious studies. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from University of Chicago

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5 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in religious studies. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
2 Annual Graduates

DePaul University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in religious studies. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from DePaul University

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 261 98
Ohio 252 87
Indiana 235 82
Wisconsin 213 48

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One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Religion Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies 41
Jewish Studies 28
Islamic Studies 2
Christian Studies 1
Catholic Studies 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 323
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 5
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 1

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